IJN Ships -- Some Less Well-Known Photos
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IJN Ships -- Some Less Well-Known Photos
Since I've been a moderator on an IJN website for the past few years, I have managed to acquire some "not often seen" photos of Imperial navy ships and thought this would be a good place to share some of them. Two Japanese friends in particular have superb collections -- Mr. Akira Ohtsuka and Ed Low. Many of these photos are from their collections. Ed in particular has great stuff, including every "Maru Special" ever issued and the massive two-volume set on IJN warships put together by the noted naval constructor and author Shizuo Fukui. I am sooo jealous!
A view of Hosho's forecastle deck, probably late war when she was used exclusively for training on the Inland Sea.
Two views of Hosho in the same general area after the "4th Fleet Incident" pre-war when many ships were badly damaged in a typhoon.
A view of Hosho's forecastle deck, probably late war when she was used exclusively for training on the Inland Sea.
Two views of Hosho in the same general area after the "4th Fleet Incident" pre-war when many ships were badly damaged in a typhoon.
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Re: IJN Ships -- Some Less Well-Known Photos
Couple of views of one of the early light cruisers of the Japanese navy, Tatsuta. The first is her in Saeki Bay in 1927. The second is date and location unknown, but it must be late 1930s as the photo has the odd censoring of the background the Japanese used to disguise the location of their ships when in home waters.
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Heavy cruiser Kako at sea. Photo undated but probably just before the Savo Island Battle.
Tone in September of 1940.
Kumano, Mikuma and Suzuya, Ise Bay, 1938
Chikuma, Zuikaku, Tone and Haguro at Eniwetok, 1942
Tone in September of 1940.
Kumano, Mikuma and Suzuya, Ise Bay, 1938
Chikuma, Zuikaku, Tone and Haguro at Eniwetok, 1942
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Don G. Boyer
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GOOD stuff...you lil ol picture collector!!! A couple more......... DFO
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Re: IJN Ships -- Some Less Well-Known Photos
Blimey thats some storm damage Don , ........seems like the divine winds were having an off dayDonBoyer wrote: ↑Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:52 am Since I've been a moderator on an IJN website for the past few years, I have managed to acquire some "not often seen" photos of Imperial navy ships and thought this would be a good place to share some of them. Two Japanese friends in particular have superb collections -- Mr. Akira Ohtsuka and Ed Low. Many of these photos are from their collections. Ed in particular has great stuff, including every "Maru Special" ever issued and the massive two-volume set on IJN warships put together by the noted naval constructor and author Shizuo Fukui. I am sooo jealous!
A view of Hosho's forecastle deck, probably late war when she was used exclusively for training on the Inland Sea.
HOSHO FORECASTLE.13 OCT 1945.jpg
Two views of Hosho in the same general area after the "4th Fleet Incident" pre-war when many ships were badly damaged in a typhoon.
HOSHO.4TH FLT INCID.2.jpg
HOSHO.4TH FLT INCID.3.jpg
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That DARK camo the IJN used really blends in the ol details... DFO
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Here is another "camo" photo this one is of KONGO in drydock-1930-for her conversion (lower/first pic) from a battlecruiser to a high speed battleship. Quite effective until she "met" SEALION II in 1944.... DFO
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and on the surface scene............SHOKAKU. DFO
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Some more shots from the IJN photo stash....
View of Akagi, Kirishima, Kongo, Mikuma, Ryujo, Kumano and Fuso at Tsingtao (now Quingtao) China in 1938. Rather a poignant photo as not one of these ships would survive the war.
A view of Fuso inclining in 1940.
A shot of Hiryu being completed. The censor has blocked out the background at the left of the photo.
Light cruiser Tatsutsa with battleships Mutsu and Nagato. ca 1940
Heavy cruiser Kako with here original fit of 7.9 inch guns in single gunhouses. When she was refitted with twin turrets later, several of these single gun mounts and housings were installed on Pacific islands as shore batteries, two still remain on Tarawa.
View of Akagi, Kirishima, Kongo, Mikuma, Ryujo, Kumano and Fuso at Tsingtao (now Quingtao) China in 1938. Rather a poignant photo as not one of these ships would survive the war.
A view of Fuso inclining in 1940.
A shot of Hiryu being completed. The censor has blocked out the background at the left of the photo.
Light cruiser Tatsutsa with battleships Mutsu and Nagato. ca 1940
Heavy cruiser Kako with here original fit of 7.9 inch guns in single gunhouses. When she was refitted with twin turrets later, several of these single gun mounts and housings were installed on Pacific islands as shore batteries, two still remain on Tarawa.
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Don G. Boyer
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Re: IJN Ships -- Some Less Well-Known Photos
Excellent photo's Don , and very sobering that they chose to take on what they must have realised was a NO WIN fight , with such horrendous costs to their people and the loss of their empire with no hope of ever rebuilding it ........again a demented few leading a power hungry mass
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