Photo #: NH 97734
Aoba (Japanese Heavy Cruiser, 1927)
Vertical aerial photograph of the ship and nearby buildings and
terrain at Nabe, near the Kure Navy Yard, Japan. Taken from a
USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) plane during air attacks on 28
July 1945.
Smoke is coming from under Aoba's bridge, to starboard,
where she had been hit by a carrier plane's bomb. Large hole
in her stern is from direct hits made by USAAF B-24 bombers.
The original photograph came from Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison's
World War II history project working files.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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