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Photo of possibly the first naval review of Aoba, Yokohama 30 Oct 1930Furutaka with her rails manned, probably during the naval review off Yokohama, Japan, 25 Aug 1933; stripes on smokestake noted her membership in the 6th Sentai (Squadron)
Photo of possibly the first naval review of Aoba, Yokohama 30 Oct 1930Furutaka with her rails manned, probably during the naval review off Yokohama, Japan, 25 Aug 1933; stripes on smokestake noted her membership in the 6th Sentai (Squadron)
Furutaka underway, date unknownFurutaka at anchor off Shinagawa, Japan, Oct 1935; note Aoba and Kinugasa in background
Furutaka underway, date unknownFurutaka at anchor off Shinagawa, Japan, Oct 1935; note Aoba and Kinugasa in background
Aoba undergoing aircraft catapult trials, 25 Dec 1938Japanese cruiser Aoba or Kinugasa, circa 1930s
Aoba undergoing aircraft catapult trials, 25 Dec 1938Japanese cruiser Aoba or Kinugasa, circa 1930s
US Navy recognition drawings of Japanese cruisers Furutaka, Kako, Kinugasa, and Aoba, circa 1930sKako underway, seen from another Japanese ship, circa 1940
US Navy recognition drawings of Japanese cruisers Furutaka, Kako, Kinugasa, and Aoba, circa 1930sKako underway, seen from another Japanese ship, circa 1940
US Navy recognition drawings of Japanese cruisers Kako and Furutaka, late 1930s or early 1940s, 1 of 2US Navy recognition drawings of Japanese cruisers Kako and Furutaka, late 1930s or early 1940s, 2 of 2
US Navy recognition drawings of Japanese cruisers Kako and Furutaka, late 1930s or early 1940s, 1 of 2US Navy recognition drawings of Japanese cruisers Kako and Furutaka, late 1930s or early 1940s, 2 of 2
Cruisers Furutaka (foreground) and Kinugasa (background), circa early Nov 1941; note three white stripes on forward funnel and two E7K2 aircraft aboard Furutaka, both of which helped in determining the approximate date of this photographJapanese E13A seaplane being craned onto cruiser Kinugasa, 1940s; note Type 10 120mm guns in foreground
Cruisers Furutaka (foreground) and Kinugasa (background), circa early Nov 1941; note three white stripes on forward funnel and two E7K2 aircraft aboard Furutaka, both of which helped in determining the approximate date of this photographJapanese E13A seaplane being craned onto cruiser Kinugasa, 1940s; note Type 10 120mm guns in foreground
Damaged cruiser Aoba off Buin, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 13 Oct 1942; photo taken from cruiser ChokaiAerial photo of Aoba near Kure, Japan, 28 Jul 1945; photograph taken by an aircraft from USS San Jacinto
Damaged cruiser Aoba off Buin, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 13 Oct 1942; photo taken from cruiser ChokaiAerial photo of Aoba near Kure, Japan, 28 Jul 1945; photograph taken by an aircraft from USS San Jacinto
Sunken Aoba at Kure, Japan, 9 Oct 1945Cruiser Aoba sunken in shallow water, Kure, Japan, 28 Nov 1946
Sunken Aoba at Kure, Japan, 9 Oct 1945Cruiser Aoba sunken in shallow water, Kure, Japan, 28 Nov 1946

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