Keywords: USS-Essex(LHD2) Shimakaze(DDG172) Myoko(DDG175) Hamagiri(DD155) Natsushio(SS584) DN-SD-05-00196crop.jpg High oblique view showing the US Navy USN and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force JMSDF ships moored to the pier and moored side-by-side at the White Beach Port Facility located in Okinawa Japan Pictured left-to-right are the USN WASP CLASS Amphibious Assault Ship USS ESSEX LHD 2 the JMSDF HATAKAZE CLASS Destroyer SHIMAKAZE DDG 172 the JMSDF KONGOU CLASS Destroyer MYOUKOU DDG 175 the JMSDF ASAGIRI CLASS Destroyer HAMAGIRI DD 155 and the JMSDF HARUSHIO CLASS Submarine NATSUSHIO SS 584 http //www dodmedia osd mil/ ID DNSD0500196 / 030228N3612M007 - cropped and resized photo http //www dodmedia osd mil/Assets/2005/Navy/DN-SD-05-00196 JPEG 2003-02-28 PH1 JAMES G MCCARTER USN Released to Public PD-USGov-Military-Navy General views of USS Essex LHD-2 JS Myōkō DDG-175 Myoko JS Shimakaze DDG-172 JS Hamagiri DD-155 JS Natsushio SS-584 International groups of naval ships |