Japanese WWII Patriotic Postcard, Heavy Cruiser Kako, 1939

Original period manufacture. Japanese WWII patriotic postcard, IJN Heavy Cruiser Kako. Completed in 1926, she served in the Pacific during WWII. During the Battle of Savo Island 9 August 1942 she participated in the sinking of the USS Astoria, Vincennes, Quincy and HMAS Canberra. On August 10 1942 she was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS-S4.