Caption | Koryu-class submarines, along with at least three other classes, at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 19 Oct 1945, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase | ||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-351875 | ||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 19 Oct 1945 | ||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Kure, Hiroshima, Japan | ||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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10 Jun 2009 05:24:55 PM
About eighty Koryu Type D midget submarines are shown in this dry dock at Kure, after the end of the war. A total of 540 submarines of this type were planned, and 115 are reported to have been completed when the war ended. None saw action. Photo 1 of 2