Sailors of carrier Zuikaku winching up the anchor on the quarter-deck after leaving Hitokappu Bay, Etorofu, Hokkaido Prefecture Japan (now controlled by Russia as Itrup of Sakhalin Oblast) in the Kurile Islands, 26 Nov 1941; she was en route to attack Pearl Harbor

Caption     Sailors of carrier Zuikaku winching up the anchor on the quarter-deck after leaving Hitokappu Bay, Etorofu, Hokkaido Prefecture Japan (now controlled by Russia as Itrup of Sakhalin Oblast) in the Kurile Islands, 26 Nov 1941; she was en route to attack Pearl Harbor ww2dbase
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Photos on Same Day 26 Nov 1941
Photos at Same Place Hitokappu Bay, Hokkaido, Japan
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  This work originating in Japan is in the public domain. According to Article 23 of the 1899 Copyright Act of Japan and Article 2 of Supplemental Provisions of Copyright Act of 1970, a work is in the public domain if it was created or published before 1 Jan 1957.

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