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Destroyed Japanese Navy landing ship No. 159 in Ormoc Bay, Philippine Islands, 12 Dec 1944

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Caption     Destroyed Japanese Navy landing ship No. 159 in Ormoc Bay, Philippine Islands, 12 Dec 1944 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Ormoc Bay, Philippines
Date 12 Dec 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 600 x 381 pixels



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1. Anonymous says:
17 May 2021 06:49:49 PM

I have a question if Japanese Navy landing ship No. 159 had a triple A gun with it attached to the ship. I am a an Advance Open Water Diver from CMAS base in Ormoc. Our group the Ormoc Scuba Divers Club has been diving the shipwreck in Ormoc Bay. I jave pictures with us. Can you help us identify the ship? Thanks

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