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U.S. Ships For Japan Self-Defense Force
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keywords: cold war, japanese maritime self-defense force, destroyer uss ellyson dd-454, destroyer uss macomb dd-458, japanese destroyer asakaze, japanese destroyer hatakaze
Synopsis: The destroyers USS Ellyson DD-454 and the USS Macomb DD-458 arrive in Japan under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program where in a formal ceremony the destroyers were transferred to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force with the signing of transfer documents, the lowering of the American flag, the manning of the destroyers by Japanese sailor with the Japanese flag flying - the USS Ellyson is renamed the Asakaze and the USS Macomb is renamed the Hatakaze...(read more)
- Date: 1954
- Duration: 00:00:49
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Japan
Japan Gets Two US Destroyers For Self-Defense Force
In dockside ceremonies, the destroyers U.S.S. Ellyson and Macomb are loaned to Japan’s young Maritime Self-Defense Force.
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- Newsreels: 1954 - October 21
