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Description The Japanese light cruiser Katori burning off Truk, after having been damaged by U.S. Navy aircraft. It was later sunk by gunfire from USS New Orleans (CA-32), USS Minneapolis (CA-36), and torpedoes from USS Radford (DD-446) and USS Burns (DD-588) 74 km north-west of Truk (07.45N, 151.20E).
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.488.024.017
Author U.S. Navy

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17 February 1944

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