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Photo #: NH 97786

Japanese warships in harbor


Photographed from a British ship, possibly in Chinese waters, circa the late 1930s.
Closest ship at right (beyond the British ship's jackstaff) is the aircraft carrier Ryujo.
More distant ships are (from right center to right): carrier Kaga; unidentified ship (carrier?); Kongo class battleship; Nachi class heavy cruiser.

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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27 November 2001