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27 Aug 1945

Photo(s) dated 27 Aug 1945
US and British warships in Sagami Bay, Japan, 27 Aug 1945; note Mount Fuji with setting sun behind it in background; photo taken from USS South Dakota
28 Aug 1945

Japan
  • USS Proteus, while in Sagami Bay, Japan, was attached to Submarine Squadron 20. ww2dbase [Proteus | Sagami Bay, Kanagawa | CPC]
  • USS Nicholas delivered Japanese harbor pilots to USS Cumberland Sound, USS Proteus, and USS Neches before returning to the anchorage at Sagami Wan, Japan. ww2dbase [Japan's Surrender | Nicholas | Sagami Bay | DS]
Photo(s) dated 28 Aug 1945
Battleships Missouri, Duke of York, King George V, and Colorado in Sagami Bay, Japan, 28 Aug 1945; note Mount Fuji in backgroundUnited States Navy Commander Hiram Cassedy (left) and Japanese Navy Commander Toshio Kusaka (center) on the deck of the Japanese submarine I-400 alongside USS Proteus, Sagami Bay, Japan, 28 Aug 1945.
29 Aug 1945

Japan
  • I-14 arrived at Sagami Bay west of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan and was moored alongside USS Proteus. ww2dbase [I-14 | Sagami Bay, Kanagawa | CPC]
30 Aug 1945

Japan
  • I-14 departed Sagami Bay near Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan at 0820 hours. At 1458 hours, she laid anchor in Tokyo Bay. ww2dbase [I-14 | Sagami Bay, Kanagawa | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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