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Originally Posted by redcard15
This submarine nameplate was brought back from Japan after WWII by my uncle. I know it's from a japanese submarine, built in Oct 1943. I think it's Ha-232 but not sure of the entire inscription. Sorry for the pencil shading...but it wouldn't scan because it's metal and all one color. I'd like to know what it says so I can be sure which boat it came off of.
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It says:
Type-95 Submarine Launching Tube Model-1
For Bow
Kobe 232
Manufactured in October, Year 18 of Showa
The only part that I am not 100% on is "Kobe". It says 神 and "Kobe" is written as 神戸. All by itself, 神 means "god" but I doubt that is what it would mean.