SUNK JAPANESE WW2 CRUISER NATORI Photo Print Shizuo Fukui Collection #13

Description

U.S.A. SHIPPING ONLY.
SUNK JAPANESE SHIP.
WORLD WAR 2.
CRUISER NATORI.
TYPED INFO IS ON A PIECE OF PAPER TAPED TO THE BACK.
THE STAMP IS UNDER THE PAPER.
Natori
was a
Nagara
-class light cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy . Like other
vessels of her class, she was intended for use as the flagship of a destroyer flotilla. On 1
8 August 1944,
Natori
was spotted by the submarine USS
Hardhead
. One torpedo hit starboard
amidships. At 0704,
Natori
sank taking 330 crewmen including Captain Kubota with her.
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.
PLEASE E-MAIL ANY QUESTIONS
BEFORE
YOU BID.
WE ALWAYS COMBINE SHIPPING.
INDIANA RESIDENTS ADD
7
% STATE SALES TAX.
PAYMENT TO BE MADE WITHIN
5
DAYS OF AUCTION CLOSE.