SUNK JAPANESE WW2 CRUISER JINTSU Photo Print Shizuo Fukui Collection #16

Description

U.S.A. SHIPPING ONLY.
SUNK JAPANESE SHIP.
WORLD WAR 2.
CRUISER JINTSU.
TYPED INFO IS ON A PIECE OF PAPER TAPED TO THE BACK.
THE STAMP IS PARTIALLY UNDER THE PAPER.
Jintsū
was the second vessel completed in the three-ship
Sendai
-class light cruiser built
for the Imperial Japanese Navy. On 13 July 1943,
Jintsū
was in the Battle of Kolombangara.
Admiral Isaki ordered a night torpedo attack as
Jintsū
illuminated the Allied fleet with her searchlights.
The illumination was fatal, as
Jintsū
was hit by at least ten radar-directed 6-inch shells
setting her on fire. The barrage killed both Rear Admiral Isaki and Captain Sato; shortly afterwards
a torpedo hit
Jintsū
starboard in the aft engine room.
Jintsū
broke in two and sank. 482 men were lost.
Stamped Photographic Print
From The Shizuo Fukui Collection
.
Imperial Navy Lt Commander
Fukui Shizuo
, 1913-1993) was a Japanese author,
photographer, editor, and Imperial Japanese Naval and Japanese Coast Guard
Major technician, most famous for his comprehensive books of all combatant
vessels and minor miscellaneous vessels in the Japanese Navy.
MEASURES ABOUT 3 1/2 X 5 1/2 INCHES.
MAY SHOW A LITTLE AGE, LIGHT SOILING & SOME WEAR.
HAS WEAR TO THE CORNER TIPS.
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