The free shuttle bus service will deliver its riders to just about any civilian or military point on the base. Melba and I use it almost daily. One of its many stops is close to one of the dry docks on Yokosuka. These babies are absolutely humongous. What I have pictured here is a U.S. Navy destroyer undergoing refurbishment and repairs in dry dock. What is truly remarkable is that the ship is 505 feet in length from bow to stern and 66 feet wide at its beam. That is a mighty big boat and it sits in the middle of the dry dock like a tiny rubber ducky in an empty tub. This picture can't do the scene enough justice to be able to appreciate the immensity of this navy facility.On a side note, the dry docks at Yokosuka date from before World War II, the oldest and smallest, No. 1, having been constructed about 140 years ago with the aid of the French. It is still in use today.
