Former Naval Base Buckner Bay
The U.S. Navy established a base and shipyard in the Nakagusuku Bay after the capture of Okinawa in 1945.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
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Ship wreck
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