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Japanese battlecruiser Hiei fitting out at Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Sep 1913Yamashiro under construction in the No. 2 dock at Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Oct 1915
Japanese battlecruiser Hiei fitting out at Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Sep 1913Yamashiro under construction in the No. 2 dock at Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Oct 1915
Tenryu under construction, Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 1919Aerial view of Yokosuka Naval Arsenal days after the Great Kanto Earthquake, 3 or 4 Sep 1923; note mid-conversion Amagi, which would be scrapped in the following year due to earthquake damage
Tenryu under construction, Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 1919Aerial view of Yokosuka Naval Arsenal days after the Great Kanto Earthquake, 3 or 4 Sep 1923; note mid-conversion Amagi, which would be scrapped in the following year due to earthquake damage
Aerial view of Yokosuka Naval Arsenal several days after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, 3 or 4 Sep 1923; note battlecruiser Amagi in drydockCarrier Akagi and battleship Nagato at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 15 Aug 1927
Aerial view of Yokosuka Naval Arsenal several days after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, 3 or 4 Sep 1923; note battlecruiser Amagi in drydockCarrier Akagi and battleship Nagato at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 15 Aug 1927
Carrier Kaga at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 20 Nov 1928Kongo in drydock, Yokosuka, Japan, 1930
Carrier Kaga at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 20 Nov 1928Kongo in drydock, Yokosuka, Japan, 1930
Kongo in drydock, Yokosuka, Japan, 1930Kongo under reconstruction, Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Jul 1931; she was nearing completion
Kongo in drydock, Yokosuka, Japan, 1930Kongo under reconstruction, Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Jul 1931; she was nearing completion
Carrier Ryujo under construction in Drydock No. 5, Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Oct 1931Yamashiro undergoing reconstruction, Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Apr 1932
Carrier Ryujo under construction in Drydock No. 5, Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Oct 1931Yamashiro undergoing reconstruction, Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Apr 1932
Carrier Ryujo in Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 20 Mar 1933; note 12.7cm anti-aircraft gunsYamashiro undergoing reconstruction, Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Oct 1934
Carrier Ryujo in Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 20 Mar 1933; note 12.7cm anti-aircraft gunsYamashiro undergoing reconstruction, Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Oct 1934
Battleship Mutsu during reconstruction, Yokosuka, Japan, May 1936The chief shipbuilders of carrier Shokaku posing with the hull of the ship two days prior to launching, Yokosuka, Japan, 30 May 1939
Battleship Mutsu during reconstruction, Yokosuka, Japan, May 1936The chief shipbuilders of carrier Shokaku posing with the hull of the ship two days prior to launching, Yokosuka, Japan, 30 May 1939
Launching of Shokaku from the second construction slip of Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 1430 hours on 1 Jun 1939Aerial view of the naval base at Yokosuka, Japan, 18 Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2; photo taken by one of the Doolittle raiders
Launching of Shokaku from the second construction slip of Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 1430 hours on 1 Jun 1939Aerial view of the naval base at Yokosuka, Japan, 18 Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2; photo taken by one of the Doolittle raiders
Aerial view of the naval base at Yokosuka, Japan, 18 Apr 1942, photo 2 of 2; photo taken by one of the Doolittle raidersJapanese photographer T. Iwamoto attaching film of surrender of Yokosuka Navy Base to a pigeon for transport to Domeo News Agency in Tokyo, Japan, Aug 1945
Aerial view of the naval base at Yokosuka, Japan, 18 Apr 1942, photo 2 of 2; photo taken by one of the Doolittle raidersJapanese photographer T. Iwamoto attaching film of surrender of Yokosuka Navy Base to a pigeon for transport to Domeo News Agency in Tokyo, Japan, Aug 1945

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