Keywords: Japanese cruiser burning off Truk in February 1944.jpg The Japanese light cruiser Katori burning off Truk Lagoon as seen from U S Navy Grumman TBF Avenger of Torpedo Squadron Six VT-6 from USS Intrepid CV-11 on 17 February 1944 The destroyer Maikaze is in the left distance Katori was damaged by air attack and sunk with Maikaze off Truk by the heavy cruisers USS New Orleans CA-32 USS Minneapolis CA-36 and the destroyers USS Radford DD-446 and USS Burns DD-588 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 20542 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 2005 100 001 125 1944-02-17 PhoMC Edward F Dolezal U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Operation Hailstone Katori ship 1940 Burning ships |