1927 Imperial Japanese Navy Grand Maneuvers Fleet Review Photo Album Mutsu
This is an original commemorative photo album documenting the. Imperial Japanese Navy Special Grand Maneuvers and Fleet Review held in October 1927 (Showa 2). The album consists of. 15 bound photographic pages. 15 × 22.5 cm and was issued on. Hatakeyama Picture Postcard Shop. A contemporary publisher specializing in naval and ceremonial imagery. The photographs capture key scenes from the fleet review conducted off. Including the appearance of the. Combined Fleet flagship Nagato. Large-scale fleet formations, night maneuver exercises, destroyer and torpedo flotilla actions, aerial cooperation, smoke-screen attack drills, and the activities of then-modern cruisers such as. Rather than a private album, this publication was created as a. Public commemorative record of a national naval event. Intended to visually convey the scale, organization, and technological strength of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the early Showa period. It reflects how the navy presented itself to the public at a time when battleships, fleet coordination, and modern naval doctrine were central to Japan’s maritime strategy. Condition shows natural age-related wear including light toning, surface wear, and corrosion to the original staples. Overall, it remains a highly evocative historical document from the. Valued by collectors of naval history, Imperial Japanese military materials, and early 20th-century photographic publications. Approximate 7-21days(To USA).