| Caption | Close-up view of Mogami during the Battle of Midway, showing damage, Jun 1942; photo was taken by a US Navy pilot ww2dbase | ||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 5 Jun 1942 | ||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
| Added Date | 17 Sep 2011 | ||||||||
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| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". | ||||||||
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2. steve says:
1 Oct 2011 06:23:53 PM
yes this is mikuma not mogami, see pages 379-381 in shattered sword
1 Oct 2011 06:23:53 PM
yes this is mikuma not mogami, see pages 379-381 in shattered sword
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18 Sep 2011 08:45:48 AM
I believe this is Mikuma. Mogami's damage control officer had jettisoned his torpedoes as a precaution, while Mikuma's opted to hold on to the valuable ordnance. The extensive wreckage seen here was the result, leading to the loss of the ship. Mogami, despite the loss of her bow, lived to fight another day.