Dry Dock in San Pedro, CA  - 1946
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After swinging on buoy #16 in Sasebo  in 1951 for the better part of 14 months
Hector stopped in Yokosuka to get her bottom sand blasted before returning to the States.
The drag from the barnacle build-up caused excessive fuel consumption & reduced speed.

Photos in this section by Bob Lea

 Dry Dock in Sasebo, Japan late 1970
photos by HT3 Richard Sawicki