Show only tiny ghost craft are left of jap naval forces JAPAN once ringed by one of the world a great naval forces japan Is defended to day only by five american fighting ships and a handful of rusty mine sweepers in this former key naval base where japan sent out her mighty war time fleet ranging across the pacific the answer Is plain the japanese fleet is extinct only tiny ton wooden craft that constantly ply the harbor wa of japan in search of mines remain they hunt for magnetic mines dropped in strategic waters by united states B 29 s even these tiny ships will be worthless when their task Is through thousands of tons of japanese navy hulks lie at the bottom of manila kure and yokohama bar bors great britain russia china and the united states account for almost the entire remainder of the fleet only sleek warships american and british are now seen in the waters of japan an american cruiser and four destroyers make up the sole sea force permanently stationed here the american vessels constantly tour japanese ports and patrol the straits between korea and japan |