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Bombing of IJN Akitushima, WWII

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Small Japanese craft flee from larger vessels during an American aerial attack on Tonolei Harbor, Japanese base on Bougainville Island, in the Central Solomon Islands on October 9, 1943.

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Akitsushima (秋津洲) was a seaplane tender of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II from 1942 until being sunk in September 1944.
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Empire of Japan

Name: Akitsushima
Namesake: Another name of Japan
Builder: Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down: 29 October 1940
Launched: 25 July 1941
Completed: 29 April 1942
Commissioned: 29 April 1942
Decommissioned: 10 November 1944
Maiden voyage: 29 April 1942
In service: 1942–1944
Fate: Sunk on 24 September 1944
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_seaplane_tender_Akitsushima
 

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