SUNK JAPANESE WW2 DESTROYER KAGERO Photo Print Shizuo Fukui Collection #12

Description

U.S.A. SHIPPING ONLY.
SUNK JAPANESE SHIP.
WORLD WAR 2.
DESTROYER KAGERO.
TYPED INFO IS ON A PIECE OF PAPER TAPED TO THE BACK.
Kagerō
(
Mirage
) was the lead ship of the 19-vessel
Kagerō
-class destroyers built for the
Imperial Japanese Navy .
After making a troop transport run from Rabaul to Kolombangara
on 8 May 1943
Kagerō
was disabled by a naval mine while leaving Vila port. Barely able
to maneuver, she was then attacked by Allied aircraft and sank southwest of Rendova.
Stamped Photographic Print
From The Shizuo Fukui Collection
.
Imperial Navy Lt Commander
Fukui Shizuo
, 1913-1993) was a Japanese author,
photographer, editor, and Imperial Japanese Naval and Japanese Coast Guard
Major technician, most famous for his comprehensive books of all combatant
vessels and minor miscellaneous vessels in the Japanese Navy.
MEASURES ABOUT 3 1/2 X 5 1/2 INCHES.
MAY SHOW A LITTLE AGE, LIGHT SOILING & SOME WEAR.
HAS WEAR TO THE CORNER TIPS.
PICTURED IS THE ITEM THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE.
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BEFORE
YOU BID.
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INDIANA RESIDENTS ADD
7
% STATE SALES TAX.
PAYMENT TO BE MADE WITHIN
5
DAYS OF AUCTION CLOSE.