
Caption | Kaga, Hiei, Kasuga, and a Takao-class cruiser in harbor, 1937 ww2dbase | |||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation | |||||||||||||
Identification Code | 1996.488.037.017 | |||||||||||||
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||||
Added Date | 7 Sep 2006 | |||||||||||||
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24 Nov 2011 11:16:09 AM
Looks like one of the old Kasuga class cruisers beyond Hiei's fantail. These Italian-built ships (note the distinctive central mast) were disarmed per Washington and were in service as training ships at the time of this photo (as was Hiei).