Keywords: blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white Japanese Ship Damage – Kure, August-October 1945 – 88 photographs. Admiral Bogan commanded Carrier Division 4 and Task Group 39.2 during aerial attacks on the remnants of the Imperial Japanese Fleet at Kure anchorage on July 24, 25 and 28, 1945. During the course of these attacks a carrier, three battleships, two heavy cruisers, two training cruisers, and numerous other samller vessels were sunk. Additionally, two other carriers and ships were damaged and effectively taken out of the war. The photographs in Bogan’s collection are comprised of eighty-eight official USN photographs, taken of the IJN ships at Kure after the Japanese surrender, circa August-October 1945. Specifically: IJN CV Ryujo (22) IJN BB Hyuga(6) IJN BB Haruna (10) IJN BB Ise (13) IJN CV Amagi (6) IJN CC Tone (5) IJN CC Aoba (15) IJL Oyoda (1) IJL Armored Cruisers Iwate and/or Izumo (10)Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive Japanese Ship Damage – Kure, August-October 1945 – 88 photographs. Admiral Bogan commanded Carrier Division 4 and Task Group 39.2 during aerial attacks on the remnants of the Imperial Japanese Fleet at Kure anchorage on July 24, 25 and 28, 1945. During the course of these attacks a carrier, three battleships, two heavy cruisers, two training cruisers, and numerous other samller vessels were sunk. Additionally, two other carriers and ships were damaged and effectively taken out of the war. The photographs in Bogan’s collection are comprised of eighty-eight official USN photographs, taken of the IJN ships at Kure after the Japanese surrender, circa August-October 1945. Specifically: IJN CV Ryujo (22) IJN BB Hyuga(6) IJN BB Haruna (10) IJN BB Ise (13) IJN CV Amagi (6) IJN CC Tone (5) IJN CC Aoba (15) IJL Oyoda (1) IJL Armored Cruisers Iwate and/or Izumo (10)Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive |