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US Navy recognition drawings of Japanese cruisers Furutaka, Kako, Kinugasa, and Aoba, circa 1930s

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Caption     US Navy recognition drawings of Japanese cruisers Furutaka, Kako, Kinugasa, and Aoba, circa 1930s ww2dbase
Date  1939
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   NH 86308
 
Related Content
More on...   
Furutaka   Main article  Photos  
Kako   Main article  Photos  
Aoba   Main article  Photos  
Kinugasa   Main article  Photos  Maps  
 
Licensing Information
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010:
Official government photographs and documents are in the public domain and may be scanned and reproduced in print or online. They may be cropped or resized, but their content may not be altered.
Additionally, 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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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 6,055 x 4,747 pixels



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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
16 Jul 2020 06:46:43 AM

The date is probably 1939 or 1940 as it show twin turrets that were installed during the last modernisation. During the 1930s they have 6 single turrets

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