Armored cruiser Iwate at Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, 1900Armored cruiser Iwate, 1902Armored cruiser Izumo at Kobe, Japan, 1903Armored cruiser Iwate as seen on a postcard commemorating the Russo-Japanese War, circa 1905
Armored cruiser Iwate at Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, 1900Armored cruiser Iwate, 1902Armored cruiser Izumo at Kobe, Japan, 1903Armored cruiser Iwate as seen on a postcard commemorating the Russo-Japanese War, circa 1905
Armored cruiser Izumo as seen on a postcard commemorating the Russo-Japanese War, circa 1905Armored cruiser Izumo in Shanghai harbor, China, 1932Armored cruiser Izumo in Shanghai harbor, China, late 1937USS Augusta at Shanghai, China, late May or early Jun 1939; note Japanese armored cruiser Izumo in far background
Armored cruiser Izumo as seen on a postcard commemorating the Russo-Japanese War, circa 1905Armored cruiser Izumo in Shanghai harbor, China, 1932Armored cruiser Izumo in Shanghai harbor, China, late 1937USS Augusta at Shanghai, China, late May or early Jun 1939; note Japanese armored cruiser Izumo in far background
Capsized Izumo, Kure, Japan, Oct 1945; photo taken by USS Sigoney aircraftIwate sunken at Kure, Japan, Oct 1945; photo taken by USS Siboney aircraft
Capsized Izumo, Kure, Japan, Oct 1945; photo taken by USS Sigoney aircraftIwate sunken at Kure, Japan, Oct 1945; photo taken by USS Siboney aircraft


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