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Japanese battleship Hiei at Yokosuka, Japan, 25 Jul 1933

Caption     Japanese battleship Hiei at Yokosuka, Japan, 25 Jul 1933 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseMaritime History and Science Museum, Kure, Japan
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Photo Size 3,132 x 2,062 pixels
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  This work is believed to be in the public domain.

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1. Denn says:
1 Aug 2011 11:55:46 AM

This is the "demilitarized" training ship period, due to the London treaty. The belt armor has been removed, as well as some of the guns and boilers (note reduced forward funnel).

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