Original U.S. WWII U.S. Navy Silk Lifeboat Survival Double-Sided Map Set - Philippine Islands and Taiwan & Instruction Sheet Japanese Army closing the Shimonoseki Strait for

closing the Shimonoseki Strait for two weeks and incidentally forcing the Yamato battle group to exit the Inland Sea through the easily monitored Bungo Strait

The barrel bore shows significant corrosion and must be considered suitable for display only

The bottom displays full manufacturing and date information:

except that it fired a

and one side has a blue field with 4 cut-out stars

Original U.S. WWII U.S. Navy Silk Lifeboat Survival Double-Sided Map Set - Philippine Islands and Taiwan & Instruction Sheet Japanese Army closing the Shimonoseki Strait forOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a tremendous lifeboat survival map set issued aboard U. S. lifeboats during World War II. The map included is of Mindanao, Philippine Islands. The other sheet included is an instruction sheet labeled THE USE OF CLOTH SURVIVAL CHARTS IN THE NAVIGATION OF RUBBER RAFTS. This is a scarce piece not often found with these maps. The instruction sheet was put together by the Air Intelligence Group, Division of Naval