File:Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma sinking on 6 June 1942 (80-G-414422).jpg

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Summary

Photographer

A.D. Brick or CP(PA) J.S. Mihalovitch, USN

Description

English: The Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma, photographed from a USS Enterprise (CV-6) Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless during the afternoon of 6 June 1942, after she had been bombed by planes from Enterprise and USS Hornet (CV-8). Note her shattered midships structure, torpedo dangling from the after port side tubes and wreckage atop her number four 203 mm gun turret.
The photo flight was led by Lt(jg) E.J. Kroeger, A-V(N), USNR, of Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6) with photographer Mr. A.D. Brick of Fox Movietone News in a SBD-3 of VB-3 ("3-B-10"). Kroeger was accompanied by Lt.(jg) C.J. Dobson of Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) and photographer CP(PA) J.S. Mihalovitch in SBD "6-S-18".

Depicted place

Camera location	29° 28′ 00.01″ N, 173° 10′ 59.95″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	29.466670; 173.183320

Date

6 June 1942

Collection

Naval History & Heritage Command

	Parent institution	United States Department of the Navy
	Location	Washington Navy Yard
	Established	1944
	Website	www.history.navy.mil
	Authority file	: Q3250126 VIAF: 1112145424606586830810 ISNI: 0000000121926193 LCCN: no2009080665 GND: 1104864061 WorldCat

Accession number

80-G-414422

Source

U.S. Navy photo 80-G-414422

Licensing

This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID 80-G-414422.
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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	18:55, 30 March 2016	5,724 × 4,501 (8.07 MB)	Cobatfor	new NHHC file
	09:30, 18 September 2006	740 × 568 (87 KB)	Raul654	Removed in-pic caption
	09:00, 23 May 2006	740 × 590 (96 KB)	Ulflarsen	Caption: Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma, photographed from a USS Enterprise (CV-6) SBD aircraft during the Battle of Midway, after she had been bombed by planes from Enterprise and USS Hornet (CV-8). Note her shattered midships structure, torpedo dangling