Destroyer Ikazuchi off the Chinese coast
in 1938
U.S. Naval Historical Photograph # NH
74173
Destroyer Ayanami
Destroyer Hatsuharu as completed in 1933
with superfiring 12.7 cm (5") gun
Single gun was later relocated to the
stern
Photograph from the Fukui Shizuo Collection
Sketch of 12.7 cm/50 Type C Mounting
Sketch from US Naval Technical Mission
to Japan report O-47(N)-1: Japanese Naval Guns and Mounts-Article
1, Mounts Under 18"
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01 May 2012 - New datapage
17 December 2013 - Updated photograph
of Ayanami