18 Jan 1942
Japan
Japan
- Japanese battleship Mutsu towed the old Italian-built armored cruiser Nisshin as a target ship during battleship Yamato's gunnery trials off Kurahashi Island, Japan. ww2dbase [Yamato | Kurahashi, Hiroshima | CPC]
- Mutsu towed the old Italian-built armored cruiser Nisshin as a target ship for battleship Yamato's gunnery trials off Kurahashi Island, Japan. ww2dbase [Mutsu | Kurahashi, Hiroshima | CPC]
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