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Caption | Japanese heavy cruiser Chokai at Truk, Caroline Islands, 20 Nov 1942; note battleship Yamato in background ww2dbase | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Truk, Caroline Islands | ||||||||
Date | 20 Nov 1942 | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseMaritime History and Science Museum, Kure, Japan via Wikimedia Commons | ||||||||
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13 Jun 2016 07:05:37 PM
HEAVY CRUISER CHOKAI:
Japanese Heavy Cruiser was armed w/10 x 8 inch guns, 4 x 5 inch guns, 8 x torpedo tubes and 66 x 25mm anti-aircraft guns, she was also capable of carrying 3 x Aichi E13A1 (Jake) seaplanes.
Built in 1932 and joined the fleet in June of that year. Sunk by US Navy Battle of Samar October 1944