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NHF-047 Office of Naval Intelligence Register 13951, Photographs of Men-of-War on Asiatic Station

Bound intelligence book with photographs and basic information of foreign warships on Asiatic Station, dated 8 November 1920, taken at Canton, Hong Kong, or Shanghai. British ships: HMS Alacrity, HMS Cairo, HMS Carlisle, HMS Ambrose, HMS Scarab, HMS Robin, HMS Moorhen, HMS Tarantula, HMS L-14, HMS L-15. French cruiser D’Estrees. Chinese ships Yung Feng, Chu-Yu, Chiang Yuan, Hai Yung. Japanese ships Nisshin, Sakura, Kaba. Many photos have been assigned NH numbers.
Title: Office of Naval Intelligence Register 13951, Photographs of Men-of-War on Asiatic Station
Caption: Collection Photo # NH 83034: Japanese coast-defense ship Nisshin at Hong Kong, B.C.C., in October 1920. Note chrysanthemum marking on bow; crew at work on the ship's side; and mooring buoy.
Description: Bound intelligence book with photographs and basic information of foreign warships on Asiatic Station, dated 8 November 1920, taken at Canton, Hong Kong, or Shanghai. British ships: HMS Alacrity, HMS Cairo, HMS Carlisle, HMS Ambrose, HMS Scarab, HMS Robin, HMS Moorhen, HMS Tarantula, HMS L-14, HMS L-15. French cruiser D’Estrees. Chinese ships Yung Feng, Chu-Yu, Chiang Yuan, Hai Yung. Japanese ships Nisshin, Sakura, Kaba. Many photos have been assigned NH numbers.
Accession #: NHF
Catalog #: NHF-047
Donor: Naval Historical Foundation
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Circa this Year: 1920
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