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Photo #: 80-G-490143

Bombardment of Kamaishi, Japan, 14 July 1945


Battleships and heavy cruisers steam in column off Kamaishi, at the time they bombarded the iron works there, as seen from USS South Dakota (BB-57).
USS Indiana (BB-58) is the nearest ship, followed by USS Massachusetts (BB-59). Cruisers Chicago (CA-136) and Quincy (CA-71) bring up the rear.

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

Online Image: 75KB; 740 x 605 pixels

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3 March 2000