This photograph was released for publication on 5 September 1945. Note Missouri 's port anchor, paravane and anchor chains, and jack flying above her bow. British and U.S. battleships and cruisers are in the background. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Anchored in Sagami Wan, Japan, outside of Tokyo Bay, circa late August 1945.
Mount Fuji is in the background.
Courtesy of Robert O. Baumrucker, 1978. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Mount Fuji is in the background. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. In Sagami Wan, outside of Tokyo Bay, Japan, circa late August 1945, at the time Third Fleet ships initially entered Japanese waters.