SUNK JAPANESE WW2 RIVER GUNBOAT SETA Photo Print Shizuo Fukui Collection #10

Description

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SUNK JAPANESE SHIP.
WORLD WAR 2.
RIVER GUNBOAT SETA.
Seta
was a river gunboat built for the Imperial Japanese Navy . She was assigned to
Hangkow for patrols of the upper Yangtze River, and was attacked on 1 September
1943, 22 May 1944, and 11 June 1944 without taking any damage. However, an attack
on 17 August wrecked her stern and rudder, and she had to be towed to Shanghai for repairs.
Repairs were completed on 24 October; however two days later she was bombed again and sank.
Stamped Photographic Print
From The Shizuo Fukui Collection
.
Imperial Navy Lt Commander
Fukui Shizuo
, 1913-1993) was a Japanese author,
photographer, editor, and Imperial Japanese Naval and Japanese Coast Guard
Major technician, most famous for his comprehensive books of all combatant
vessels and minor miscellaneous vessels in the Japanese Navy.
MEASURES ABOUT 3 1/2 X 5 1/2 INCHES.
MAY SHOW A LITTLE AGE, LIGHT SOILING & SOME WEAR.
HAS WEAR TO THE CORNER TIPS.
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7
% STATE SALES TAX.
PAYMENT TO BE MADE WITHIN
5
DAYS OF AUCTION CLOSE.