Keywords: IJN Hirado in drydock Sydney 1917 AWM H13971.jpeg AWM caption Cockatoo Island Sydney 8 May 1917 The Japanese Navy light cruiser Hirado in dry dock Hirado was one of the Japanese cruisers which patrolled off the Australian coast at various times H13971 Donor Commonwealth Shipping Board 1917-05-08 photographer not identified PD-AustraliaGov DEFAULTSORT Hirado Hirado ship 1911 Ships in drydocks Cockatoo Island New South Wales Dry docks in Australia Sydney in the 1910s Ships built at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard Black and white photographs |