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Photo #: 80-G-472626

Surrender of Japan, 1945

U.S. Third Fleet ships steaming off Tokyo Bay, before entering for the occupation of Japan, August 1945.
At least five fleet carriers, two light carriers, three battleships and six cruisers can be seen in this image.
Photographed by Lieutenant Barrett Gallagher, USNR.
Photo may have been taken on 17 August.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Online Image: 55KB; 740 x 615 pixels

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18 February 1999