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| View Original: | Torpedoed Japanese destroyer Harusame off Wewak on 24 January 1943.jpg (5664x4386) | |||
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| Keywords: Torpedoed Japanese destroyer Harusame off Wewak on 24 January 1943.jpg The Japanese destroyer Harusame photographed through the periscope ot the U S Navy submarine USS Wahoo SS-238 after she had been torpedoed by the submarine near Wewak New Guinea on 24 January 1943 Harusame ' s back is clearly broken but she was repaired and returned to service despite this heavy damage <br> Wartime intelligence evaluated this photo as showing one of the Asashio-class see Photographic Intelligence Report 82 17 March 1943 However the ship's bridge structure identifies her as a Shiratsuyu-class destroyer with the 2 single 5 gun mount removed Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/80-g/80-G-30000/80-G-35738 html 80-G-35738 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1943-01-24 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Harusame ship 1937 USS Wahoo SS-238 Naval battles in 1943 Views through submarine periscopes Allied submarines in the Pacific War Torpedo damage Pacific War in January 1943 | ||||
