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A found photo of the Kano Maru

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Yutaka found a photo on Flickr posted by ‘born1945′, who found a collection of Alaska photos dating from the WWII era. There are some great images in the set and I encourage you to visit ‘born1945’s Flickr account.
Could he have any other’s of interest?
Here is what Yutaka had to say about the photo:
“This is [...]

Kano maru photo added

From: Yutaka Iwasaki November 20, 2006 | 1:39 pm |

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My friend Motoyuki Iwashige built 1/700 Kano Maru model.
You can see it on his homepege.

http://ww6.enjoy.ne.jp/~iwashige/manager.htm
See 8cm cannon on the forecastle and two seaplane, Jake and Rufe.
Iwashige reproduced Kano Maru as she was at July 31, 1942.
その他諸々（事務と趣味）のページ

「鹿野丸」完成。「グラニオン」探査計画にはIWAさんも参加されていたとのことで、
ちょっと奮発してエッチングパーツ＆ウエザリングの高級仕上げ（？）としてみました。
被雷時の積荷である大発４、水偵１に救助した二式水戦も搭載。
ところで話はぜんぜん変わりますが、
、「艦船模型スペシャル」第２２号に特設水上機母艦が掲載されたとのことで拝読いたしましたところ、
佐藤美夫氏がえらく遠まわしな語調で（笑）拙稿に言及されているようで、まこと恐縮至極でございます。
それにしても、MA誌には参考文献として他の模型誌名を明記してはいけないという内規でもあるのかなあ。
少なくともMGやHJにはないようだし、私も覚えている限り２回ほど（「能登丸」、「宗谷」）
MA誌を参考文献として記載したことがありますが・・・まあ何らかの好意的配慮があったんでしょう。
見る人が見れば「だからこうなる」がわかる重要な手がかりにもなるので、ポイントとなる資料は
積極的に明記しておきたいものですね。

Lt. Col. Richard Lane’s Kano Maru winch wiring diagram.

The kano [...]

New London Sub Base - Grunion Launch Party

Please help us identify the people in this photo! It is the Grunion launch party at the New London Sub Base. Rhonda and everyone helping her have indentified 10 of the 60 people in the photo.
Click on the image for a larger view and please make a comment if you have any information [...]

Photos of Contributors to Grunion Project

John, Brad, and Bruce Abele

Pete - Photographer and family representative

Mike and Chuck - the pilots

The Captain of the Aquila, Kale Garcia and his family

Art Wright and Williamson & Associates sonar team

Vickie Rodgers - Family researcher and her little assistant, grandson Keagan

Newman Lanier - Web site development

LtCol Richard Lane and Yutaka Iwasaki - The [...]

Photos of the Grunion Crew Needed

Rhonda Raye deserves special mention here. She has been collecting and organizating information about the crew members and their families. For many of the emotional stories of family members finding this site and resolution to a life long mystery, we owe her a debt of graditute.
She has posted a fantastic link to “On [...]