Above:  Silk embroidered mural of the cruise.  Made for a sailor onboard the USS Ohio, this traditional souvenir was a popular items for sailors to bring home from  Japan.(Select image to see large photo)

 October 18 - Fleet arrives at Yokohama, escorted by sixteen Japanese battleships.  

October 20 -  Emperor of Japan gives audience and luncheon to Rear-Admiral Sperry and thirty office.

October 21 - Garden party in afternoon by Admiral Togo in the Shinjuki Imperial gardens. 

October 25 -  Fleet leaves Yokohama each vessel passing to sea accompanied by a Japanese warship.

October 27 -  The fleet separates into two squadrons, the first squadron, under Rear-Admiral Sperry, heading for Olongapo; the second, under Rear-Admiral Emory, for Amoy.

October 30 -  Second squadron met at sea by the Chinese torpedo gunboat Fei-Ying; anchors in Amoy harbor; greeted by Chinese flagship Hai-Chai; dinner by Prince Yu Lang to Rear-Admiral Emory and other officers at special reception hall.