View of the Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, circa in September 1945.jpg
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View of the Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, circa in September 1945, USS Proteus (AS-19), Yokosuka Naval Base in the 1940s
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View of the Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, circa in September 1945, View of the Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, circa in September 1945. the U.S. Navy submarine tender USS ''Proteus'' (AS-19) is visible below the large crane. Assigned to occupation duty after the end of the war, ''Proteus'' rendezvoused with units of the U.S. 3rd Fleet and became the flagship of a 26-ship support group which steamed off the coast of Honshū until 26 August. On the 28th she anchored in Sagami Wan to begin supporting Submarine Squadron 20 as it demilitarized surrendered Japanese submarines, human torpedoes, torpedo carrying boats, and suicide boats at Yokosuka and other locations in the Sagami Wan-Tokyo Bay areas. Also assigned to repair Japanese submarines, she remained until 1 November 1945, when she headed home.
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1945年9月頃横須賀鎮守府観戦、USSプロテウス、1940年代横須賀鎮守府
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1945年9月頃の横須賀鎮守府の眺め。1945年9月頃の日本の横須賀鎮守府の眺め。米国の海軍潜水艦テンダーUSS「プロテウス」(AS-19)が大きな鶴の下に見える。終戦後は占領任務に就き、第3艦隊と合流後、第3艦隊の旗艦となり、8月26日まで本州沖を航行した。28日、第20潜水戦隊は相模湾に停泊し、横須賀や東京湾方面の揚陸艦、人魚雷、水雷、特攻艇を非武装化して支援を開始した。修理も担当し、1945年11月1日に帰国するまで滞在した。
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anchor steam off-base protean navy base