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| Japanese heavy cruiser Chokai at Truk, Caroline Islands, 20 Nov 1942; note battleship Yamato in background | Yamato resting at anchor in Truk, Caroline Islands, 1943 |
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| Battleships Musashi (foreground) and Yamato (background) at Truk, Caroline Islands, Feb-May 1943 | B-24J Liberator “Kansas Cyclone” of the 26th Bomb Squadron approaching targets in and around the Truk Lagoon, Caroline Islands, 1944. Note Udot Island below. |
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| Katori burning off Truk, Caroline Islands, 19 Feb 1944 | Type 95 Ha-Go tank under water at Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands, 19 Jul 2006 |
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| Wreck of submarine tender Heian Maru, Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands, 19 Jul 2006, photo 1 of 2 | Wreck of submarine tender Heian Maru, Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands, 19 Jul 2006, photo 2 of 2 |
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| Wreck of an engine of a H8K seaplane, Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands, 20 Jul 2006 | Wreck of a B6N aircraft under 120 feet of water at Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands, 22 Jul 2006, photo 1 of 3 |
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| Wreck of a B6N aircraft under 120 feet of water at Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands, 22 Jul 2006, photo 2 of 3 | Wreck of a B6N aircraft under 120 feet of water at Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands, 22 Jul 2006, photo 3 of 3 |
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| Coastal defense gun, Moen (Weno), Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands, 24 Jul 2006 |
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