Torpedoed_Japanese_destroyer_Yamakaze_sinking_on_25_June_1942.jpg


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Description Sinking of the Japanese destroyer Yamakaze on 25 June 1942 approximately 110 km southeast of Yokosuku , Japan, photographed through the periscope of the U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus (SS-168). This position is given in The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II by Robert Cressman. NH 111751 says 75 miles southwest of Yokahama Harbor. Yokahama is near Yokosuku.
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Author U.S. Navy
Other versions Official U.S. Navy photo NH 111751 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Camera location 34° 34′ 00″ N, 140° 26′ 00″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

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25 June 1942

34°34'0.001"N, 140°25'59.999"E