Tuesday, September 24, 2013

It did happen .............

Hi,
 
I was a crew member on the the Mitchell, and I remember the collision with a British freighter in the Yokohama harbor in 1960 or early 1961. The freighter was coming from anchorage and we were in the shipping lanes between the two break waters. We had the right of way, and since we were between the two break waters it limited our maneuvering severely. Nether ship sustained any damage below water.  The Mitchell went to the Naval base in Yokuska for temporary repairs, then on it's way back to San Francisco.
 
You memory is good, it did happen.
 
Terry Cahill

Thanks for the post ... I was not aboard her then, I got off in '56 .... "She is gone, but the memories linger on ................."