Updated 25 December 2011
Heavy Cruiser IJN Kako in the 1920s
IWM Photograph
Heavy Cruiser IJN Furutaka about 1928
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph
# NH 97695
Heavy Cruiser IJN Haguro about 1932
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph
# NH 88373
Construction of 20 cm Twin Mount on Carrier
IJN Kaga in September 1929
The thin sheeting along both the top and
side can easily be seen in this picture
Completed 20 cm Mount on Kaga in October 1929
20 cm Mount being assembled onto Thailand
Coastal Defense ship HTMS Dhonburi
Note the differences between this gunhouse
and that for Kaga
Picture courtesy of Kosaku Ariga (Jarek)
13 May 2006 - Benchmark
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