Post-war photo of the hulk of the battleship Hyûga, badly battered and sunk in shallow water near Kure, Japan on 24 Jul 1945. This photo was taken in Sep 1945.

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Caption     Post-war photo of the hulk of the battleship Hyûga, badly battered and sunk in shallow water near Kure, Japan on 24 Jul 1945. This photo was taken in Sep 1945. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Kure, Hiroshima, Japan
Date  Sep 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 985 x 690 pixels



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