Nippu Jiji Photograph Archive, "War Related" Collection ddr-njpa-13
1674 items
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Young women with leis preparing to greet USS Honolulu crewmembers (ddr-njpa-13-54)
Writing on reverse: "Hula girls welcoming USS Honolulu"
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Hawaiian woman greeting USS Honolulu captain Oscar Smith (ddr-njpa-13-55)
Writing on reverse: "Captain Oscar Smith, Commanding officer of the USS Honolulu"
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The USS Honolulu (ddr-njpa-13-58)
Caption on reverse: "Built at a cost of $15,000,000, the USS Honolulu was authorized on March 27, 1934; her keel laid at New York Navy Yard, September 10, 1935; launched, August 26, 1937; commissioned, June 15, 1938. Her length is 600 feet at water line; beam, 61 feet; draught, 19.9; speed, 32.7 knots. Main battery carries …
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Clipping photo of the USS Houston in Yokohama harbor (ddr-njpa-13-64)
Caption on front: "Admiral Montgomery Taylor, Commander of the U.S. Asiatic Squadron, visited Japan (Yokohama) aboard the Flagship Houston on June 22."