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| Japanese heavy cruiser Tone, Japan, circa 1930s | Heavy cruiser Chikuma underway, date unknown | Chikuma from a USS Saratoga-based plane, 5 Nov 1943 | Chikuma during the battle off Samar, 25 Oct 1944 |
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| Tone under air attack near Kure, Japan, 24 Jul 1945; photo taken by USS Shangri-La aircraft | Tone sunken in shallow water, Kure, Japan, 8 Oct 1945 |
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