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Launching of battleship Fuso, Kure, Japan, 28 Mar 1914Light cruiser Jintsu at Kure, Japan, 1925Aircraft carrier Akagi at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 6 Apr 1925Light cruiser Tatsuta at Kure, Japan, 1928
Launching of battleship Fuso, Kure, Japan, 28 Mar 1914Light cruiser Jintsu at Kure, Japan, 1925Aircraft carrier Akagi at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 6 Apr 1925Light cruiser Tatsuta at Kure, Japan, 1928
Light cruiser Jintsu at Kure, Japan, late Jan 1932Battleship Fuso in drydock, Kure, Japan, 28 Apr 1933Japanese submarine depot ship Taigei, Kure, Japan, spring 1935; she was later converted to light carrier RyuhoCarrier Soryu fitting out at the Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, early 1937
Light cruiser Jintsu at Kure, Japan, late Jan 1932Battleship Fuso in drydock, Kure, Japan, 28 Apr 1933Japanese submarine depot ship Taigei, Kure, Japan, spring 1935; she was later converted to light carrier RyuhoCarrier Soryu fitting out at the Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, early 1937
Launching of the experimental Submarine No. 71, Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 29 Aug 1938Light cruiser Jintsu during post-modernization trials, Kure, Japan, 13 Nov 1939Settsu as radio-controlled target vessel, Kure, Japan, 7 Apr 1940Battleship Yamato fitting out, Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, Sep 1941; light carrier Hosho at extreme right
Launching of the experimental Submarine No. 71, Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 29 Aug 1938Light cruiser Jintsu during post-modernization trials, Kure, Japan, 13 Nov 1939Settsu as radio-controlled target vessel, Kure, Japan, 7 Apr 1940Battleship Yamato fitting out, Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, Sep 1941; light carrier Hosho at extreme right
Combined Fleet Headquarters staff on board battleship Yamato, Kure, Japan, 10 Feb 1942; note Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki and Commander-in-Chief Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto at centerClose-up view of damaged received from the third bomb hit on Shokaku during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942Damage sustained by Shokaku during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942Repair activities aboard Shokaku
Combined Fleet Headquarters staff on board battleship Yamato, Kure, Japan, 10 Feb 1942; note Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki and Commander-in-Chief Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto at centerClose-up view of damaged received from the third bomb hit on Shokaku during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942Damage sustained by Shokaku during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942Repair activities aboard Shokaku's boat deck, damaged by the second bomb that hit her during the Battle of Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942
Repairing a machine gun position aboard Shokaku, which was damaged by the third bomb hit during Battle of the Coral Sea, , Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942ShokakuView of damage done to boat deck area aboard Shokaku, result of the second bomb hit received during Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2View of damage done to boat deck area aboard Shokaku, result of the second bomb hit received during Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2
Repairing a machine gun position aboard Shokaku, which was damaged by the third bomb hit during Battle of the Coral Sea, , Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942Shokaku's damaged flight deck as the result of bomb hits during Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942View of damage done to boat deck area aboard Shokaku, result of the second bomb hit received during Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2View of damage done to boat deck area aboard Shokaku, result of the second bomb hit received during Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2

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