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80-G-K-1441 YAMAMURA MARU (Japanese transport ship, 1937-42)

YAMAMURA MARU (Japanese transport ship, 1937-42)
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Title: YAMAMURA MARU (Japanese transport ship, 1937-42)
Caption: Beached and burned out off the Guadalcanal shore in March 1944. She had been destroyed by allied air attacks on 15 November 1942. Photographed by Commander A. D. Fraser. Note: above caption based on ID of ship from ONI Recog. manual, and known photo location in Solomons. Note: this photo is backwards. Peak at right is at Cape Esperanet, which should be at left.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-1441
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photographer: Commander A. D. Fraser
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: Color Photo
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