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"The Last Glorious Day" The Combined Fleet at the Yokosuka Naval Review, October 11, 1940.
Aerial view showing from front to back and left to right:
Battleship Kongō
Battleships Mutsu and Nagato
Aircraft carriers Sōryū, Hiryū and Akagi. Kaga was not present as she was undergoing an extensive refit and maintenance at Sasebo. - Repair ship Akashi, submarine tender Komahashi, minelayer Katsuriki, and submarine tenders Jingei and Chogei.
Curiously, a wartime censor has painted three funnels onto the repair ship Akashi, possibly to make her appear like a light cruiser.

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