Navy 3rd Fleet USS Massachusetts (BB-59) and USS Indiana (BB-58) fire broadsides on coast of Kamaishi during World War II.

US Navy 3rd Fleet ships fire coastal targets of Kamaishi, Honshu during World War II. First and second turret of USS South Dakota (BB-57) fire. USS Massachusetts (BB-59) and USS Indiana (BB-58) underway, fire broadsides on coast of Kamaishi, Honshu. Smoke columns rise from 16 inch shell hits. BB (battleship) squadron retires from Japanese mainland.