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View of SoryuCarrier Soryu fitting out at the Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, early 1937
View of Soryu's wake from the after end of the boat stowage deck during a speed trial, Japan, Nov 1937Carrier Soryu fitting out at the Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, early 1937
Carrier Soryu running trials, Japan, 22 Jan 1938Carrier Soryu in Hitokappu Bay, Etorofu, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan (now Kasatka Bay, Iturup, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia), early Dec 1941
Carrier Soryu running trials, Japan, 22 Jan 1938Carrier Soryu in Hitokappu Bay, Etorofu, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan (now Kasatka Bay, Iturup, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia), early Dec 1941
D3A1 dive bombers preparing to take off from Akagi to attack Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941; carrier Soryu in backgroundAircraft carrier Akagi shortly after leaving Port Stirling, Celebes for the Indian Ocean, 26 Mar 1942; note B5N torpedo bombers on flight deck
D3A1 dive bombers preparing to take off from Akagi to attack Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941; carrier Soryu in backgroundAircraft carrier Akagi shortly after leaving Port Stirling, Celebes for the Indian Ocean, 26 Mar 1942; note B5N torpedo bombers on flight deck
Diorama by Norman Bel Geddes of Kaga, Akagi, and Soryu under attack at MidwaySoryu circled while under attack by B-17 bombers, shortly after 0800, 4 Jun 1942
Diorama by Norman Bel Geddes of Kaga, Akagi, and Soryu under attack at MidwaySoryu circled while under attack by B-17 bombers, shortly after 0800, 4 Jun 1942
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