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Caption | Kaga in heavy seas en route to Pearl Harbor, circa early Dec 1941; carrier Zuikaku in background ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||||
Date | Dec 1941 | ||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||||||||||
Identification Code | NH 75483 | ||||||||||||
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Photo Size | 739 x 596 pixels |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Addison Leedom says:
12 Jun 2016 07:07:34 PM
What is the horizontal device over the deck on the stern of Kaga?
12 Jun 2016 07:07:34 PM
What is the horizontal device over the deck on the stern of Kaga?
3. Kevin G says:
28 Oct 2016 08:52:28 PM
Kaga was equipped with a double-decker elevator.
The upper piece "filled the gap" when the elevator was lowered.
It doesn't show up in many photos.
28 Oct 2016 08:52:28 PM
Kaga was equipped with a double-decker elevator.
The upper piece "filled the gap" when the elevator was lowered.
It doesn't show up in many photos.
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Famous WW2 Quote
"Since peace is now beyond hope, we can but fight to the end."Chiang Kaishek, 31 Jul 1937
29 Apr 2010 05:50:19 PM
Japanese Aircraft Carrier Kaga moves through heavy N.Pacific seas, towards Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii Dec. 7,1941.
Carrier on right of Kaga is the Zuikaku, the
original film was found on Kiska 1943.