
| Caption | Cruiser Yahagi off Sasebo, Japan, Dec 1943 | |||||||
| Source | Mikasa Memorial Museum, Yokosuka, Japan | |||||||
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21 Feb 2009 11:11:50 AM
Yahagi: Light Cruiser launched 25 Oct. 1942, completed 29 Dec. 1943 sunk 7 Apr. 1945 at about 14:05hrs. in company with Yamato by aircraft TF 58. Above photo taken 19 Dec. 1943, just before she entered service.