411:
98:
492:, the armor belt was made an integral part of the hull structure to reduce weight. A torpedo bulkhead consisting of two 29 mm (1.1 in) plates with a total thickness of 58 mm (2.3 in) extended inwards from the bottom of the armor belt and curved to meet the bottom of the double hull. It was calculated that it was sufficient to withstand an explosion of 200 kg (441 lb) of TNT. As originally constructed, the class was armed with a main battery of ten 200 mm (7.9 in)
26:
426:
504:
in six single mounts. Short-range anti-aircraft defense was provided by two 7.7mm machine guns. Torpedo armament was unusually heavy compared to the cruisers of other nations at the time, with 12 carried in fixed single launchers inside the hull. They were also equipped with a single aircraft
595:, escorting invasion convoys before taking part in vigorous shore bombardment duties to support said invasion convoys. Throughout these efforts, the ships of the class would often come under attacks from B-17 bombs, but only
513:
The class was modernized twice before the outbreak of the
Pacific War. The first modernization program, carried out between 1934 and 1936, was the most extensive. The main armament was upgraded to the 203 mm (8 in)
664:
at 22,000 yards, hitting her with two 20.3 cm (8 in) shells. One was a dud, but the other destroyed half of her boilers and cut her speed to 5 knots, forcing her to retire from the battle. Almost immediately afterwards,
522:
in twin mounts. The single catapult was replaced with an aircraft deck that could accommodate three aircraft and two catapults. The fixed torpedo tubes in the hull were removed and two quadruple launchers carrying the
549:
eventually receiving 52 25mm autocannons in various single, double, and triple mounts. The two aft quadruple torpedo mounts were removed in 1944 to allow for the growing number of anti-aircraft armament.
462:
of 6.36 metres (20.9 ft). Propulsion was by 12 Kampon boilers driving four sets of single-impulse geared turbine engines, with four shafts turning three-bladed propellers propelling the ship to 35.5
450:. The displacement was substantially more than the designed 2/3 trial displacement of 11,850 t (11,660 long tons), a consequence of the demand to put as much as possible on a hull limited by the
1396:
1269:
632:
spotted an allied task force of two heavy cruisers, three light cruisers, and nine destroyers, and steamed to intercept. Making contact on the 27th, both ships opened fire.
527:
were installed under the aircraft deck. The torpedo bulges were extended to increase stability. The modifications added 680 tons of displacement and reduced speed to 34
3111:
482:
protected the magazine and machinery spaces and 76 mm (3 in) protected the turret barbettes; however, the turrets had only 25mm splinter protection and the
3494:
1354:
1387:
454:, and were likely unintentional as it adversely affected the seakeeping qualities and endurance of the class. They were 203.8 metres (669 ft) long with a
921:
534:
The second modernization in 1939 added an additional two quadruple torpedo launchers and enhanced light anti-aircraft armament with the introduction of the
3134:
2568:
2773:
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which blew in half and sank nearly instantly. Launched from around 22,000 yards, this would be one of the longest ranged naval hits ever fired.
410:
3152:
3127:
1158:
3049:
2817:
1526:
1512:
1505:
1443:
779:
3258:
2885:
3484:
2892:
2809:
2025:
3093:
1567:
1471:
1450:
467:(65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph). Design endurance was 8,000 nautical miles; however, the increased weight issues reduced it to 7,000.
1255:
3043:
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1581:
1485:
1380:
1218:
1201:
1139:
1039:
280:
1457:
704:, which ignited her amidships magazines and blew her in two and sank her in under two minutes. Four minutes later, a torpedo from
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mounted in 5 twin turrets, the heaviest armament of any heavy cruiser in the world at the time. Secondary armament initially were
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3007:
2871:
538:. The aircraft catapults were upgraded to handle heavier floatplanes and the torpedo bulges were enlarged to increase stability.
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387:
378:
The ships of this class displaced 11,633 tons (standard), were 201 metres (659 ft) long, and were capable of steaming at 36
273:
2850:
2575:
2032:
1913:
1874:
1519:
1478:
1429:
541:
The class would receive upgrades during the Second World War to reflect the growing threat of aircraft in the form of numerous
398:
in the world. They were also the first cruisers the
Japanese Navy constructed that exceeded the (10,000 ton) limit set by the
2864:
2857:
1999:
1992:
1985:
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1436:
1464:
3489:
2823:
2006:
1560:
1540:
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1608:
1373:
531:(63 km/h; 39 mph). Anti-aircraft protection was increased to eight 13mm machine guns in two quadruple mounts.
519:
1292:
831:
597:
70:
2125:
2154:
2118:
1935:
1778:
2940:
2778:
2707:
2699:
2691:
2683:
2675:
2161:
2058:
1967:
1960:
1928:
1806:
1313:
944:
564:
79:
716:. Depending on the source, they were either undetected, or were spotted but the allied gunfire was ineffective.
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2187:
2180:
2094:
1867:
1601:
3000:
2663:
2655:
2647:
2639:
2631:
2623:
2615:
2608:
1615:
747:
remaining boilers, engine, guns, and electrical power and lit her aflame, leading to her screw scuttling her.
2986:
2933:
2754:
2195:
1942:
1881:
1757:
1730:
1643:
1636:
1629:
1306:
907:
610:
542:
535:
487:
451:
399:
958:
3073:
2926:
2747:
2739:
2731:
2723:
2589:
2582:
2561:
2554:
1906:
1899:
1723:
1661:
1497:
1409:
1299:
868:
845:
671:
638:
621:
615:
368:
103:
3105:
2979:
2958:
2919:
2546:
2538:
2530:
2522:
2366:
2358:
2350:
2334:
2322:
2314:
2306:
2298:
2290:
2282:
2274:
2267:
2239:
2051:
1840:
1813:
897:
394:
which were complemented by a heavy torpedo armament; at the time, this was the heaviest armament of any
562:
class would see a series of peacetime patrol duties throughout the inter war careers. Throughout 1937,
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2087:
2080:
1792:
1785:
1771:
1689:
1622:
977:
501:
2972:
1799:
1737:
1703:
1682:
1338:
764:
647:
569:
126:
3235:
3203:
3160:
478:
that ran along 123 m (404 ft) of the ship's length and 35 mm (1.4 in) armored
3217:
2965:
2226:
2212:
1833:
1764:
1696:
1668:
1329:
1189:
882:
576:
441:
113:
65:
60:
3210:
2993:
2831:
2440:
2432:
2424:
2403:
2395:
2387:
2342:
1825:
1365:
1215:
1197:
1177:
1154:
1135:
1035:
860:
771:
592:
483:
440:
class displaced 13,500 t (13,300 long tons), with a hull design similar to the preceding
333:
25:
2801:
2766:
2506:
2498:
2490:
2482:
2461:
2453:
2416:
2379:
1421:
587:
With the start of WW2, the class spend the early war career supporting the invasion of the
474:-class and accounted for about 16 percent of trial displacement. A 102 mm (4 in)
3021:
3014:
2842:
1715:
658:
524:
455:
287:
3085:
1552:
395:
364:
195:
3473:
1749:
1653:
973:
713:
176:
3185:
3178:
2110:
459:
372:
2137:
588:
528:
479:
464:
379:
243:
1242:
1058:
575:. The four ships all saw convoy escorting and wartime patrol duties during the
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936:
475:
391:
230:
1181:
3250:
2251:
1852:
1088:
1233:
625:
254:
8,000 nmi (15,000 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)
74:
686:
tracked down the allied force again, and closed to around 16,000 yards.
425:
3286:
2904:
2787:
1247:
447:
290:
2783:
383:
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initially escaped but was crippled by planes from the light carrier
620:
spearheaded the devastating naval victory that became known as the
601:
herself was damaged by a single 500-pound bomb on
January 4 1942.
424:
409:
624:. On February 26, while escorting an invasion convoy through the
700:
568:
toured across Europe, before assisting the grounded ocean liner
83:
3071:
1407:
1369:
1251:
33:
on sea trials following her second modernization, November 1941
743:
shell hit, and opened fire. Subsequent gunfire hits disabled
669:
fired a spread of torpedoes, one of which hit the destroyer
1168:
Tamura, Toshio (2004). "Re: Japanese
Cruiser Torpedoes".
859:
Captured 21 September 1945 at
Singapore. Scuttled in the
3322:: Officially classed as light cruisers until 1939 refits
1194:
755:
were almost entirely out of ammo and retreated, while
896:
Sunk 4 November 1944 in Manila Bay by aircraft from
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3249:
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2912:
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2800:
2765:
2674:
2607:
2600:
2481:
2452:
2415:
2378:
2333:
2266:
2259:
2250:
2221:
2207:
2173:
2147:
2136:
2109:
2073:
2044:
2018:
1978:
1953:
1892:
1860:
1851:
1824:
1748:
1714:
1652:
1592:
1551:
1496:
1420:
712:, sinking her over three hours and killing Admiral
186:
11,633 tons (standard load) 14,980 tons (full load)
486:was unarmored. Following innovations pioneered in
935:Sunk 16 May 1945 in the Strait of Malacca by the
518:versions and the 120mm guns replaced with eight
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3433:
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3349:
414:United States Navy recognition drawings of the
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1355:List of cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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1263:
1151:Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941-45
1053:
1051:
1032:Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruisers 1941-45
505:catapult and aircraft for scouting purposes.
8:
1397:Japanese naval ship classes of World War II
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3081:
3068:
2909:
2604:
2263:
2256:
2144:
1950:
1889:
1857:
1417:
1404:
1388:
1374:
1366:
1270:
1256:
1248:
801:
371:in the late 1920s. Three were lost during
1034:. United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing Ltd.
502:12 cm/45 10th Year Type dual purpose guns
470:Protection was superior to the preceding
1025:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1017:
1015:
657:then switched fire to the heavy cruiser
382:(67 km/h; 41 mph). Their main
1243:WW2 Cruisers: Myoko Class Heavy Cruiser
998:
3495:Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
20:
3328:: Incomplete until the end of the war
708:hit the aforementioned light cruiser
7:
1132:Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War
1130:Lacroix, Eric; Linton Wells (1997).
1113:
1111:
1109:
1083:
1081:
1079:
763:combined fire to sink the destroyer
520:12.7 cm/40 Type 89 dual purpose guns
458:of 19.5 metres (64 ft), and a
163:3, 1 sunk as a target after the war
690:fired eight more torpedoes, while
545:and air and surface search radar,
14:
1196:. London: Arms and Armour Press.
388:20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns
96:
24:
959:Kōbe-Kawasaki Shipbuilding Yard
579:, but none saw direct combat.
246:(40.9 mph; 65.7 km/h)
1214:. New York: Ballantine Books.
1:
799:The ships in the class were:
274:20 cm (7.9 in) guns
922:Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard
281:4.7 in (120 mm)/45
3455:
3434:
3413:
3392:
3371:
3350:
1059:"Myoko Class Heavy Cruiser"
694:fired four. A torpedo from
642:with two shell hits, while
357:
3511:
1212:Japanese Destroyer Captain
783:and later finished off by
646:damaged the heavy cruiser
636:damaged the light cruiser
525:Type 93 Long Lance torpedo
213:6.36 m (20.9 ft)
3449:
3428:
3407:
3386:
3365:
3344:
3304:
3080:
3067:
1416:
1403:
1350:
1324:
1288:
1153:. Osprey Publishing Ltd.
1134:. Naval Institute Press.
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943:
915:
906:
876:
867:
839:
830:
825:
822:
819:
816:
813:
810:
807:
719:On the night of March 1,
351:
194:204 m (669 ft)
167:
38:
23:
3337:Japanese transcription:
3316:: Converted to ship type
939:26th Destroyer Flotilla
288:610 mm (24 in)
205:19.5 m (64 ft)
168:General characteristics
1498:Light aircraft carriers
494:20 cm/50 3rd Year Type
452:Washington Naval Treaty
400:Washington Naval Treaty
223:4-shaft geared turbines
3310:: Single ship in class
3106:Landing craft carriers
3074:Imperial Japanese Army
1410:Imperial Japanese Navy
1210:Tameichi Hara (1961).
1117:Hara (1961) Chapter 15
739:, still crippled from
698:hit the light cruiser
622:battle of the Java Sea
605:Battle of the Java Sea
433:
422:
369:Imperial Japanese Navy
363:were a series of four
104:Imperial Japanese Navy
1170:Warship International
1149:Stille, Mark (2011).
1093:www.combinedfleet.com
1030:Stille, Mark (2011).
678:Later that midnight,
653:with two shell hits.
428:
413:
3490:Ships built in Japan
3485:Myōkō-class cruisers
972:Sunk 8 June 1945 in
628:, a floatplane from
358:Myōkō-gata jun'yōkan
1234:CombinedFleet.com:
1089:"Imperial Cruisers"
804:
329:Aviation facilities
71:Mitsubishi Shipyard
2743:(Sentaka-Shō Type)
2542:(Sentaka-Dai Type)
1826:Protected cruisers
883:Kure Naval Arsenal
846:Yokosuka Navy Yard
803:Construction data
802:
577:Chino Japanese War
434:
423:
66:Kure Naval Arsenal
61:Yokosuka Navy Yard
16:Japanese Navy ship
3467:
3466:
3300:
3299:
3296:
3295:
3245:
3244:
3063:
3062:
3059:
3058:
3032:
3031:
2802:Submarine tenders
2796:
2795:
2735:(Sen'yu-Shō Type)
2719:
2718:
2518:
2517:
2235:
2234:
2105:
2104:
2069:
2068:
1924:
1923:
1422:Aircraft carriers
1363:
1362:
1160:978-1-84908-148-1
986:
985:
976:by the submarine
893:26 November 1928
887:26 November 1924
861:Strait of Malacca
593:Dutch East Indies
339:
338:
226:12 Kampon boilers
123:Succeeded by
80:Kawasaki Shipyard
3502:
3462:
3461:
3458:
3452:
3451:
3441:
3440:
3437:
3431:
3430:
3420:
3419:
3416:
3410:
3409:
3399:
3398:
3395:
3389:
3388:
3378:
3377:
3374:
3368:
3367:
3357:
3356:
3353:
3347:
3346:
3335:
3329:
3323:
3317:
3311:
3118:
3082:
3069:
2910:
2843:Seaplane tenders
2605:
2264:
2257:
2145:
1951:
1890:
1858:
1716:Armored cruisers
1418:
1405:
1390:
1383:
1376:
1367:
1272:
1265:
1258:
1249:
1207:
1185:
1164:
1145:
1118:
1115:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1099:
1085:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1069:
1055:
1046:
1045:
1027:
1010:
1007:Cruisers of WWII
1003:
955:
954:
918:
917:
879:
878:
850:25 October 1924
842:
841:
805:
770:. The destroyer
572:President Hoover
543:Type 96 25mm gun
536:Type 96 25mm gun
432:at anchor, 1931.
362:
360:
354:
353:
321:Aircraft carried
102:
100:
99:
28:
21:
3510:
3509:
3505:
3504:
3503:
3501:
3500:
3499:
3480:Cruiser classes
3470:
3469:
3468:
3463:
3459:
3446:
3438:
3425:
3417:
3404:
3396:
3383:
3375:
3362:
3354:
3341:
3336:
3330:
3324:
3318:
3312:
3306:
3292:
3279:(landing craft)
3265:
3241:
3223:
3191:
3166:
3141:
3116:
3100:
3086:Escort carriers
3076:
3055:
3046:(landing craft)
3028:
2947:
2899:
2837:
2792:
2761:
2715:
2670:
2596:
2526:(Kiraisen Type)
2514:
2477:
2448:
2411:
2374:
2329:
2246:
2231:
2217:
2203:
2169:
2140:
2132:
2101:
2065:
2040:
2014:
1974:
1949:
1920:
1888:
1847:
1820:
1744:
1710:
1648:
1588:
1553:Escort carriers
1547:
1492:
1412:
1399:
1394:
1364:
1359:
1346:
1320:
1284:
1282:-class cruisers
1276:
1230:
1221:
1204:
1188:
1167:
1161:
1148:
1142:
1129:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1107:
1097:
1095:
1087:
1086:
1077:
1067:
1065:
1057:
1056:
1049:
1042:
1029:
1028:
1013:
1004:
1000:
996:
991:
969:20 August 1929
797:
735:, tracked down
607:
585:
556:
511:
418:-class cruiser
408:
348:
346:-class cruisers
147:1928–1946
139:1924–1929
97:
95:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3508:
3506:
3498:
3497:
3492:
3487:
3482:
3472:
3471:
3465:
3464:
3360:(re)model/mark
3305:
3302:
3301:
3298:
3297:
3294:
3293:
3291:
3290:
3280:
3273:
3271:
3267:
3266:
3264:
3263:
3255:
3253:
3247:
3246:
3243:
3242:
3240:
3239:
3231:
3229:
3225:
3224:
3222:
3221:
3214:
3207:
3199:
3197:
3193:
3192:
3190:
3189:
3182:
3174:
3172:
3168:
3167:
3165:
3164:
3157:
3149:
3147:
3143:
3142:
3140:
3139:
3132:
3124:
3122:
3110:
3108:
3102:
3101:
3099:
3098:
3090:
3088:
3078:
3077:
3072:
3065:
3064:
3061:
3060:
3057:
3056:
3054:
3053:
3052:(suicide boat)
3047:
3040:
3038:
3034:
3033:
3030:
3029:
3027:
3026:
3019:
3012:
3005:
2998:
2991:
2984:
2977:
2970:
2963:
2955:
2953:
2949:
2948:
2946:
2945:
2938:
2931:
2924:
2916:
2914:
2907:
2901:
2900:
2898:
2897:
2890:
2883:
2876:
2869:
2862:
2855:
2847:
2845:
2839:
2838:
2836:
2835:
2828:
2821:
2814:
2806:
2804:
2798:
2797:
2794:
2793:
2791:
2781:
2776:
2771:
2769:
2763:
2762:
2760:
2759:
2752:
2745:
2737:
2729:
2727:(Sen-Shō Type)
2720:
2717:
2716:
2714:
2713:
2705:
2697:
2689:
2680:
2678:
2672:
2671:
2669:
2661:
2653:
2645:
2637:
2629:
2621:
2613:
2611:
2602:
2598:
2597:
2595:
2594:
2587:
2580:
2573:
2566:
2559:
2552:
2550:(Sentoku Type)
2544:
2536:
2528:
2519:
2516:
2515:
2513:
2512:
2504:
2496:
2487:
2485:
2479:
2478:
2476:
2475:
2467:
2458:
2456:
2450:
2449:
2447:
2446:
2438:
2430:
2421:
2419:
2413:
2412:
2410:
2409:
2401:
2393:
2384:
2382:
2376:
2375:
2373:
2372:
2364:
2356:
2348:
2339:
2337:
2331:
2330:
2328:
2320:
2312:
2304:
2296:
2288:
2280:
2272:
2270:
2261:
2254:
2248:
2247:
2245:
2244:
2236:
2233:
2232:
2225:
2223:
2219:
2218:
2211:
2209:
2205:
2204:
2202:
2201:
2193:
2185:
2177:
2175:
2171:
2170:
2168:
2167:
2159:
2151:
2149:
2142:
2134:
2133:
2131:
2130:
2123:
2115:
2113:
2107:
2106:
2103:
2102:
2100:
2099:
2092:
2085:
2077:
2075:
2071:
2070:
2067:
2066:
2064:
2063:
2056:
2048:
2046:
2042:
2041:
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3270:Small craft
3218:Settsu Maru
3154:Kumano Maru
3129:Akitsu Maru
3037:Small craft
2887:Akitsushima
2609:Kaichū Type
2335:Junsen Type
2268:Kaidai Type
1594:Battleships
1068:13 February
589:Philippines
305:Belt: 102mm
110:Preceded by
3474:Categories
3339:class/type
3251:Submarines
3211:Hyugū Maru
2832:Heian Maru
2774:Kō-hyōteki
2252:Submarines
2141:(Kaibōkan)
2001:Michitsuki
1937:Shiratsuyu
1853:Destroyers
989:References
937:Royal Navy
498:naval guns
308:Deck: 35mm
283:guns (6×1)
259:Complement
218:Propulsion
3285:(armored
2935:Hashidate
2811:Komahashi
2786:(suicide
2601:2nd class
2444:(B Kai 2)
2436:(B Kai 1)
2407:(A Kai 2)
2399:(A Kai 1)
2260:1st class
2074:2nd class
2060:Tachibana
2035:Shimakaze
2027:Shimakaze
1994:Fuyutsuki
1930:Hatsuharu
1861:1st class
1182:0043-0374
1005:Whitley,
980:Trenchant
978:HMS
900:Lexington
898:USS
820:Launched
767:Encounter
710:De Ruyter
672:Kortenaer
639:De Ruyter
476:side belt
386:were ten
152:Completed
92:Operators
3277:Daihatsu
3196:M Type A
3146:M Type C
2905:Gunboats
2354:(J1 Kai)
2228:Number 2
2214:Number 1
2156:Shimushu
2096:Wakatake
1915:Akatsuki
1876:Kamikaze
1869:Minekaze
1663:Furutaka
1315:Ashigara
1192:(1995).
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946:Ashigara
814:Builder
789:Ashigara
761:Ashigara
745:Exeter's
741:Haguro's
733:Ashigara
626:Java Sea
565:Ashigara
384:armament
334:catapult
267:Armament
229:130,000
75:Nagasaki
55:Builders
3287:gunboat
3283:Sōkōtei
3260:Maru Yu
3050:Shin'yō
2995:Karatsu
2981:Fushimi
2880:Nisshin
2866:Chitose
2788:torpedo
2502:(D Kai)
2473:(C Kai)
2241:Ioshima
2200:(B Kai)
2192:(B bis)
2166:(A Kai)
2163:Etorofu
2120:Chidori
2009:Akizuki
1987:Akizuki
1944:Asashio
1908:Ayanami
1883:Mutsuki
1842:Chikuma
1815:Ioshima
1603:Kawachi
1576:Shin'yō
1535:Chitose
1487:Shinano
1459:Shōkaku
1098:17 July
650:Houston
448:cruiser
392:turrets
291:torpedo
210:Draught
196:overall
3414:"Otsu"
3351:"Gata"
3228:Type B
3171:Type A
3121:Type C
3023:Tatara
3009:Narumi
2988:Kotaka
2942:Okitsu
2873:Mizuho
2852:Notoro
2825:Jingei
2818:Taigei
2784:Kaiten
2779:Kairyū
2767:Midget
2756:Ro-501
2749:Ro-500
2741:Ha-201
2733:Ha-101
2725:Ro-100
2676:Type L
2222:Type D
2208:Type C
2189:Hiburi
2182:Mikura
2174:Type B
2148:Type A
2045:Type D
2033:Super
2019:Type C
2007:Super
1979:Type B
1969:Yūgumo
1962:Kagerō
1954:Type A
1901:Fubuki
1794:Katori
1787:Sendai
1780:Yūbari
1773:Nagara
1759:Tenryū
1732:Yakumo
1691:Mogami
1638:Yamato
1631:Nagato
1308:Haguro
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909:Haguro
811:Kanji
749:Haguro
737:Exeter
721:Haguro
706:Haguro
692:Haguro
680:Haguro
667:Haguro
661:Exeter
655:Haguro
634:Haguro
611:Haguro
554:Career
489:Yubari
484:bridge
445:-class
406:Design
352:妙高型巡洋艦
300:Armour
191:Length
101:
3456:"Tei"
3435:"Hei"
3372:"Kai"
3002:Maiko
2974:Atami
2952:River
2928:Ataka
2913:Ocean
2859:Kamoi
2709:Ro-60
2701:Ro-57
2693:Ro-53
2685:Ro-51
2665:Ro-35
2657:Ro-33
2649:Ro-29
2641:Ro-26
2633:Ro-16
2625:Ro-13
2617:Ro-11
2591:I-506
2584:I-505
2577:I-504
2570:I-503
2563:I-502
2556:I-501
2548:I-400
2540:I-201
2532:I-351
2524:I-121
2508:I-373
2500:I-372
2492:I-361
2326:(KD7)
2324:I-176
2318:(KD6)
2316:I-168
2310:(KD5)
2308:I-165
2302:(KD4)
2300:I-162
2294:(KD3)
2292:I-153
2286:(KD2)
2284:I-152
2278:(KD1)
2197:Ukuru
2127:Ōtori
2053:Matsu
1808:Ōyodo
1801:Agano
1739:Izumo
1725:Asama
1705:Ibuki
1684:Takao
1677:Myōkō
1610:Kongō
1569:Kaiyō
1562:Taiyō
1542:Ibuki
1528:Ryūhō
1521:Zuihō
1514:Ryūjō
1507:Hōshō
1480:Unryū
1473:Taihō
1452:Hiryū
1445:Sōryū
1431:Akagi
1342:class
1340:Takao
1333:class
1301:Nachi
1294:Myōkō
1280:Myōkō
1236:Myōkō
1124:Books
994:Notes
870:Nachi
833:Myōkō
826:Fate
817:Laid
808:Name
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780:Ryūjō
757:Myōkō
753:Nachi
729:Myōkō
725:Nachi
696:Nachi
688:Nachi
684:Nachi
644:Nachi
630:Nachi
617:Nachi
598:Myōkō
560:Myōkō
547:Myōkō
529:knots
465:knots
460:draft
438:Myōkō
430:Myōkō
420:Nachi
416:Myōkō
380:knots
344:Myōkō
293:tubes
286:12 ×
276:(5×2)
272:10 ×
251:Range
244:knots
242:35.5
239:Speed
136:Built
130:class
128:Takao
117:class
50:class
48:Myōkō
31:Myōkō
3393:"Kō"
3016:Suma
2967:Seta
2960:Toba
2921:Saga
2711:(L4)
2703:(L3)
2695:(L2)
2687:(L1)
2659:(K6)
2643:(K4)
2635:(K3)
2627:(K2)
2619:(K1)
2510:(D2)
2471:I-52
2463:I-16
2442:I-54
2434:I-40
2426:I-15
2405:I-13
2397:I-12
2391:(A1)
2370:(J3)
2362:(J2)
2346:(J1)
2276:I-51
2089:Momi
2082:Momo
1835:Yodo
1766:Kuma
1698:Tone
1670:Aoba
1617:Fusō
1466:Hiyō
1438:Kaga
1331:Aoba
1216:ISBN
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1178:ISSN
1155:ISBN
1136:ISBN
1100:2024
1070:2019
1036:ISBN
787:and
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772:USS
765:HMS
759:and
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648:USS
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496:1 GÔ
480:deck
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456:beam
443:Aoba
436:The
341:The
279:6 ×
202:Beam
173:Type
160:Lost
115:Aoba
84:Kobe
44:Name
2494:(D)
2465:(C)
2428:(B)
2389:I-9
2368:I-7
2360:I-6
2352:I-5
2344:I-1
1624:Ise
1174:XLI
570:SS
262:773
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