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DescriptionTorpedoed Japanese destroyer Yamakaze sinking on 25 June 1942.jpg | Sinking of the Japanese destroyer Yamakaze on 25 June 1942 approximately 110 km southeast of Yokosuku, Japan, photographed through the periscope of the U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus (SS-168). This position is given in The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II by Robert Cressman. NH 111751 says 75 miles southwest of Yokahama Harbor. Yokahama is near Yokosuku. | |||
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Other versions | Official U.S. Navy photo NH 111751 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command |
Camera location | 34° 34′ 00″ N, 140° 26′ 00″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 34.566667; 140.433333 |
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34°34'0.001"N, 140°25'59.999"E
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current | 06:37, 9 October 2016 | 2,937 × 2,319 (3.84 MB) | Cobatfor | new NHHC file | |
20:55, 21 August 2007 | 2,985 × 2,048 (1.5 MB) | BrokenSphere | == Summary == {{Information |Description=Torpedoed Japanese destroyer photographed through periscope of U.S.S. Wahoo or U.S.S. Nautilus, June 1942. (Navy) Exact Date Shot Unknown NARA FILE #: 080-G-418331 WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 1315 |Source=High resolutio |
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