Does anyone know of any RN or other allied ships that may have been off of the Japanese coast around the time of either the Hiroshima or Nagasaki attacks in August 1945?
King George V for a start. Few more mentioned here. Allied naval bombardments of Japan during World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia British Pacific Fleet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
THE CEASE FIRE. AUGUST 1945, ON BOARD HMS KING GEORGE V OFF THE JAPANESE COAST. The cease fire signal at the yardarm of HMS KING GEORGE V off the Japanese Coast. Vice Admiral Sir Bernard Rawlings, Flag Officer Commanding the British Task Force, on the bridge. THE CEASE FIRE. AUGUST 1945, ON BOARD HMS KING GEORGE V OFF THE JAPANESE COAST.. © IWM (A 30423)IWM Non Commercial Licence
A couple of weeks later. HMS DUKE OF YORK ARRIVES AT TOKYO. 28 AUGUST 1945, HMS DUKE OF YORK EN ROUTE AND ON ARRIVAL AT TOKYO. HMS DUKE OF YORK in the Sagami Wan. In the background is HMS KING GEORGE V, and behind is Mount Fujiyama. HMS DUKE OF YORK ARRIVES AT TOKYO. 28 AUGUST 1945, HMS DUKE OF YORK EN ROUTE AND ON ARRIVAL AT TOKYO.. © IWM (A 30385)IWM Non Commercial Licence
WITH THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET. AUGUST 1945, ON BOARD THE CRUISER HMS BLACK PRINCE JUST BEFORE THE JAPANESE SURRENDERED From HMS BLACK PRINCE as she was refuelling simultaneously with an escorting destroyer from an oiler of the British Pacific Fleet train, following a bombardment of the Japanese mainland. WITH THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET. AUGUST 1945, ON BOARD THE CRUISER HMS BLACK PRINCE JUST BEFORE THE JAPANESE SURRENDERED.. © IWM (A 30386)IWM Non Commercial Licence