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"The Last Glorious Day" The Combined Fleet at the Yokosuka Naval Review, October 11, 1940.
Kawanishi H6K flying boats over the fleet. (From the front to back and R to L):
Battleships Kongo and Haruna, and heavy cruiser Kumano.
Battleships Nagato, Mutsu, Ise and Yamashiro and training ship Settsu.
Aircraft carriers Akagi, Hiryu and Soryu, seaplane tender Mizuho, and light cruiser Isuzu.
Submarine tender Jingei, minelayer Katsuriki, submarine tender Komahashi, repair ship Akashi, supply ship Mamiya and oilers Hayatomo and Shiriya.

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