U.S. warship Blue Ridge arrives in Nagasaki

Thursday 05th February, 10:04 AM JST

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Tatanka at 02:06 PM JST - 5th February

Under the new meely-mouthed, liberal administration in Washington from hencefore our navy ships will no longer be called "warships" but designated as "peace & freindship boats."
drink_more_milk at 04:09 PM JST - 5th February

tatanka, It's a warship to enemies. Friendly ship to friends. Last I checked Japan and US are friends.

The rest of the world are jsut beginning to like you Americans a bit better. Why don't you behave?
morical at 04:52 PM JST - 5th February

Hmm, it's funny they don't mention anything about people of Nagasaki being really upset about arrival of that ship. Other news state this quite well (e.g. http://www.france24.com/en/20090205-protests-us-warship-docks-nagasaki).
NeoJamal at 08:52 PM JST - 5th February

tatanka, It's a warship to enemies. Friendly ship to friends. Last I checked Japan and US are friends.

'friends' is what they call conquered people nowadays? my I am way behind the times.
Molenir at 12:46 AM JST - 6th February

The rest of the world are jsut beginning to like you Americans a bit better. Why don't you behave?

If electing someone makes the world like us, I'd rather be disliked.
Taka313 at 01:43 AM JST - 6th February

O.K., technically, the Blue Ridge is a "warship," but I think anyone whose ever been in the Navy in 7th fleet will get a kick out hearing her referred to as such.

Have a good time in Nagasaki ladies and gents. Try the champon!

Taka
YuriOtani at 03:05 AM JST - 6th February

Looks like the ship has just enough weapons for air self defense but not against the smallest warship. Armament: 2× Phalanx CIWS guns 2× 25 mm Bushmaster cannons 4× .50 cal. Machine guns Mark 36 SRBOC chaff rockets. It is really a upgraded freighter. Not much of a threat at all.
NeoJamal at 04:52 AM JST - 7th February

It is really a upgraded freighter. Not much of a threat at all.

Then it is not in the defensive interest of Japan would it? Perhaps the protestors were disappointed at the impractical use of LCC command ships for the purposes of carrier fleet engagements. The admiral belongs in the CIC of the carrier, not some frigate that lost its purpose since Incheon.