Japanese ships contributed to the anti-aircraft defenses of several major bases, several of which, especially the main naval base at Kure, were already heavily defended by shore-based anti-aircraft weapons, making air attacks on the bases a formidable prospect.
Air Raid on Yokosuka, 18 July 1945īy July 1945, what was left of the Imperial Japanese Navy was immobilized in Japanese ports due to lack of fuel and critical maintenance. Wreck of the Japanese battleship-carrier Ise, Kure, Japan (88-186-AL). “ Ise was Hyuga‘s Sister,” watercolor on paper, Standish Backus, 1946.
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