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Carrier Hosho at the Asano factory in Yokosuka, Japan shortly after launch, 20 Dec 1921Carrier Hosho running full power trials, Tateyama Bay, Japan, 30 Nov 1922
Carrier Hosho at the Asano factory in Yokosuka, Japan shortly after launch, 20 Dec 1921Carrier Hosho running full power trials, Tateyama Bay, Japan, 30 Nov 1922
Hosho conducting trial flights in Tokyo Bay, Japan, Dec 1922Carrier Hosho running trials, off Tateyama, Japan, 4 Dec 1922
Hosho conducting trial flights in Tokyo Bay, Japan, Dec 1922Carrier Hosho running trials, off Tateyama, Japan, 4 Dec 1922
Light carrier Hosho during trials off Tateyama, Chiba, Japan, 4 Dec 1922Carrier Hosho off Yokosuka, Japan, 5 Feb 1923; note 1MF Type 10 aircraft on flight deck
Light carrier Hosho during trials off Tateyama, Chiba, Japan, 4 Dec 1922Carrier Hosho off Yokosuka, Japan, 5 Feb 1923; note 1MF Type 10 aircraft on flight deck
Light carrier Hosho after removal of superstructure, 22 Sep 1924Haruna in harbor, circa 1929-1931; note Akagi (background left), Hosho (background right), and several Momi or Wakatake-class destroyers
Light carrier Hosho after removal of superstructure, 22 Sep 1924Haruna in harbor, circa 1929-1931; note Akagi (background left), Hosho (background right), and several Momi or Wakatake-class destroyers
A biplane landing on carrier Hosho, East China Sea, 1932Carriers Hosho (foreground) and Kaga (background) off China, late 1937
A biplane landing on carrier Hosho, East China Sea, 1932Carriers Hosho (foreground) and Kaga (background) off China, late 1937
Battleship Yamato fitting out, Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, Sep 1941; light carrier Hosho at extreme rightCarrier Hosho in port in Japan, mid-Jun 1942
Battleship Yamato fitting out, Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, Sep 1941; light carrier Hosho at extreme rightCarrier Hosho in port in Japan, mid-Jun 1942
Carrier Hosho, Japan, Oct 1945; note enlarged flight deckForecastle of Japanese carrier Hosho, Kure, Japan, 3 Oct 1945
Carrier Hosho, Japan, Oct 1945; note enlarged flight deckForecastle of Japanese carrier Hosho, Kure, Japan, 3 Oct 1945
Hangar of light carrier Hosho, 3 Oct 1945Light carrier Hosho off Kure, Japan, 3 Oct 1945, photo 1 of 2
Hangar of light carrier Hosho, 3 Oct 1945Light carrier Hosho off Kure, Japan, 3 Oct 1945, photo 1 of 2
Light carrier Hosho off Kure, Japan, 3 Oct 1945, photo 2 of 2
Light carrier Hosho off Kure, Japan, 3 Oct 1945, photo 2 of 2
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