Hatsuzakura (Tachibana-class), August 27, 1945
IJN First-class destroyer Hatsuzakura (Tachibana-class), August 27, 1945, photo taken by a photo Hellcat from the USS Shangri-La during the ceasefire before VJ Day while the ship was in Sagami Bay. Note the straighter bow rather than the knuckle (chine) bow in the standard Matsu type. These ships ran a pair of Kanmoto Type 3 Hei steam turbines, and their sensors included 2-shiki 2-go and 3-shiki 1-go radars, as well as a 93-shiki sonar.