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Caption | Yamashiro moored off Yokosuka, Japan, 27 Jan 1935 ww2dbase | ||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||
Date | 27 Jan 1935 | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
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Source | ww2dbaseMaritime History and Science Museum, Kure, Japan | ||||
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
Photo Size | 3,106 x 1,965 pixels |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. paul says:
27 Jan 2015 06:48:57 AM
forgive my ignorance but it looks a bit top heavy.? can someone explain.
27 Jan 2015 06:48:57 AM
forgive my ignorance but it looks a bit top heavy.? can someone explain.
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21 Jan 2015 05:41:37 PM
The Japanese Kanji writing on the left noted: "Battleship Yamashiro, completion portrait".
The "completion" referred to her 1934-1935 modernization.