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Luxury liner Yawata Maru, 2 Jan 1941; she was converted to escort carrier Unyo during the war

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Caption     Luxury liner Yawata Maru, 2 Jan 1941; she was converted to escort carrier Unyo during the war ww2dbase
Date 2 Jan 1941
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseAustralian War Memorial via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   304158
 
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Unyo   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 2 Jan 1941
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 650 x 292 pixels



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1. Larry Rief says:
24 Apr 2009 07:48:02 PM

I have a photograph of the Yawata Maru taken in San Francisco circa 1941. It may be viewed by going to flickr.com/photos/vntghippy/>.

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