Japanese_destroyer_Akizuki_blows_up.jpg


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Description Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyer Akizuki ( 秋月型 ) blows up and is burnt. This incident was Battle off Cape Engaño (エンガノ岬沖海戦) in Battle of Leyte Gulf ( レイテ沖海戦 ).
Date 25 October 1944 (1944年10月25日).
Source Naval Historical Center . Originally the text, "Photo #: 80-G-284703 (cropped) Japanese destroyer Akizuki blows up, 25 October 1944".
Author Photo by U.S. Navy.

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