November 14, 1945

14 _____ No passengers. today _ dont know when were leaving.
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Photo shows some residents of Sasebo.

November 13, 1945

13 _____ Not much doing except passengers are souposed to come on tomorrow _ not much going on. USS Boston left here this morning _ most likely she going down to Nagasaki
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Photo shows the USS Boston. She was a Baltimore class heavy cruiser.

November 12, 1945

12 _____ Monday _ still in inner harbor but got underway at 1[3]00 & we drop anchor in the other harbor near the passage coming into Sacabo. Boston & Springfield & a hospital is anchored near us _ a lot of other ships are anchored around here. Theres a lot of sea planes anchored not far from us.___________

World War II had all sorts of seaplanes and Joe isn't specific what kind. The photo shows one of the Mobile's Kingfisher planes ready for take-off.

November 11, 1945

11- _____ Sun. Mass on main deck forward. No liberty.

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Photo is of the Mobile in port in California.

November 10,1945

10- _____ today we had personal inspection by captain all all living spaces & passageways. We had off this afternoon

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all all = of all

Photo is of an inspection on the Mobile with crew in dress blue uniforms.

November 9, 1945

9- _____ left outter harbor & went into inner harbor & moored to bouie No 16.
_____ Dope going around is that something is wrong with the trail & that we wont pull out till next week. today was field day & this afternoon was lower deck inspection
(250 days out of states)
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bouie = buoy

trail = probably means "trial." Since their captain was on the court martial board, he may have had to return to Sasebo for another trial. In the meantime, the crew of the Mobile was given more field days (days spent cleaning the ship) and inspections, probably to keep them occupied and out of mischief.

Joe doesn't mention being granted liberty on this stay, but a photographer, at least, must have gone ashore to capture some of the photos, notably this one of Sasebo geishas.

November 8, 1945

8- _____ " _ " _ "
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Meaning "In outer harbor" -- they were still in Sasebo. Photo shows the USS Terror, a minesweeper. She was in Sasebo Harbor at the same time.