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was badly damaged and the
Japanese Fifth Fleet was forced to abort its supply mission to the Aleutians. The fleet commander, Vice Admiral Hosogaya, disgraced because he had been forced to withdraw by the weaker American fleet, was forced to retire.
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s No. 7 gun mount was removed, and a twin mount of 40 caliber Type 89 127 mm HA guns (unshielded) was fitted, as was a triple-mount Type 96 25 mm AA gun and four single-mount 25 mm AA guns. After refit,
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through 1938. Her anti-aircraft weaponry was upgraded in 1933 and 1936, and her torpedo launchers in 1938. From
November 1934 to November 1935, she was under the command of Captain
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fired four torpedoes through her stern tubes, but all missed. All six submarines reported the flotilla's course, position and speed to
American fleet units approaching the area.
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was disabled and fell behind the rest of the flotilla, but after emergency repairs, was able to get under way and by 0445, she was making 20 knots (37 km/h). By 0535,
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on 7 December 1941, inflicting heavy damage: sinking four
American battleships, damaging three others, destroying more than 100 aircraft. After the attack on Pearl Harbor,
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were scored further aft that started fires. The fire spread to the engine rooms and aft torpedo rooms. Power was lost and the ship's speed decreased. At 1037, four
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had caught up to the rest of the flotilla. However, she was down at the bow and shipping at least 500 tons of seawater; at 0830 she was ordered to
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led DesRon1 with most of the
Carrier Striking Force on the return to Japan, and received a hero's welcome on 23 December 1941.
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armed with 500 lb (227 kg) bombs. At 1006 she took a direct hit near the No. 3 14-centimetre (5.5 in)
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on 26 March 1943, during which time she fired 95 rounds from her 140mm guns and four torpedoes.
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between her No.2 and No.3 funnels. The collision only lightly damaged
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returned to northern waters in December for antisubmarine patrol off
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was assigned to provide coverage for Japanese transports during the
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was also the first vessel in her class to receive radar (in 1943) .
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for refit on 12 December 1942, during which time two triple-mount
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and assigned to patrols off the coast of northern China after the
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were also added. Work was completed by 13 July 1944, after which
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and seven destroyers in a flotilla commanded by Vice Admiral
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carried sixteen Type 93 torpedoes, including eight reloads.
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suffered slight damage by near misses by bombs from USAAF
558:-class vessels were essentially identical to the previous
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was undamaged during the battle, but the heavy cruiser
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1602:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
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499:and in the Pacific, before being disabled in the
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1346:; at 1020 two more hits by B-24 bombers of the
1890:List of cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
1646:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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1619:Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976).
900:Actions in the South Pacific
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1604:. Conway Marine Press.
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1701:Whitley, M.J. (1995).
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1539:Boyd, David (2002).
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753:Vice Admiral
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493:World War II
462:
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437:1x aircraft
366:(Final) 5 ×
322:Sensors and
223:Displacement
211:
162:Mindanao Sea
122:Commissioned
81:
37:
25:
2582:Flying Fish
2285:Hakuyo Maru
2279:Gambier Bay
2179:Arisan Maru
2169:V.5506 Zick
2120:Itsukushima
1384: /
1301:boiler room
1149:Paramushiro
983:Trincomalee
918:New Ireland
910:New Britain
695: [
509:Philippines
362:naval mines
187: /
125:26 May 1925
2785:1923 ships
2769:Categories
2706:Late Oct:
2659:Montgomery
2620:HMCS
2562:HMCS
2329:HMCS
2129:HMAS
2090:Gyoun Maru
1972:HMCS
1938:Shipwrecks
1665:. Osprey.
1514:References
1462:; page 238
1256:submarines
1222:Pescadores
1163:aircraft.
995:Royal Navy
939:Enterprise
872:) and two
671:battleship
515:Background
428:floatplane
314:Complement
272:Propulsion
146:bombed by
45:E7K1 "Alf"
2708:USS
2657:USS
2609:HMS
2591:USS
2580:USS
2573:USS
2539:USS
2522:USS
2482:USS
2471:USS
2404:Hayashimo
2375:Yamashiro
2355:USS
2336:USS
2322:USS
2311:Michishio
2303:USS
2296:USS
2291:Hatsuzuki
2277:USS
2211:USS
2204:USS
2199:Princeton
2197:USS
2184:USS
1996:Sparviero
1961:USS
1954:USS
1694:0043-0374
1458:Gardner,
1423:Lacroix,
1405:Navy List
1344:gun mount
1271:Seadragon
1262:Seadragon
1260:USS
1140:Kunashiri
1128:In July,
1010:Singapore
999:HMS
944:Kwajalein
937:USS
869:Kirishima
704:In 1932,
665:lost her
622:laid down
481:destroyer
337:(Initial)
228:long tons
106:Laid down
42:Kawanishi
2710:Crevalle
2696:29 Oct:
2686:24 Oct:
2676:23 Oct:
2666:19 Oct:
2655:17 Oct:
2645:16 Oct:
2629:15 Oct:
2618:14 Oct:
2607:12 Oct:
2589:11 Oct:
2575:Cogswell
2564:Mulgrave
2524:Stingray
2473:Eversole
2463:29 Oct:
2450:Shiranui
2444:Fujinami
2441:27 Oct:
2395:26 Oct:
2369:Yamagumo
2305:Johnston
2232:25 Oct:
2176:24 Oct:
2148:23 Oct:
2138:19 Oct:
2127:18 Oct:
2117:17 Oct:
2107:16 Oct:
2097:15 Oct:
2087:12 Oct:
2029:10 Oct:
1974:Chebogue
1642:(1997).
1445:Stille,
1427:, p. 794
1372:122°32′E
1289:PT boats
1252:flotilla
1243:Ashigara
1184:Hokkaidō
1168:dry dock
1135:kaibokan
1020:In May,
798:Hamakaze
792:Tanikaze
768:Shiranui
659:Kitakami
654:Kitakami
626:launched
534:vessel,
527:cruisers
477:flagship
439:catapult
332:Armament
175:122°32′E
130:Stricken
114:Launched
49:catapult
2638:Leipzig
2632:Amazone
2600:PC-1145
2571:9 Oct:
2560:8 Oct:
2531:4 Oct:
2520:3 Oct:
2484:Escolar
2434:Uranami
2422:Noshiro
2398:Abukuma
2387:Zuikaku
2260:Chiyoda
2254:Chitose
2248:Chikuma
2242:Asagumo
2236:Akizuki
2192:Musashi
2131:Geelong
2019:7 Oct:
2003:6 Oct:
1993:5 Oct:
1970:4 Oct:
1963:Shelton
1956:Seawolf
1946:3 Oct:
1851:Abukuma
1744:Abukuma
1492:Abukuma
1401:Abukuma
1369:09°20′N
1328:Abukuma
1315:Dapitan
1311:Abukuma
1307:Abukuma
1297:Abukuma
1277:Abukuma
1234:Abukuma
1220:in the
1210:Abukuma
1199:Abukuma
1180:Abukuma
1172:Abukuma
1153:Abukuma
1145:Abukuma
1130:Abukuma
1111:Abukuma
1097:Abukuma
1089:Abukuma
1083:Abukuma
1067:Abukuma
1048:in the
1022:Abukuma
979:Colombo
973:in the
956:Abukuma
950:in the
942:raided
924:in the
914:Kavieng
894:Abukuma
885:Chikuma
857:Zuikaku
851:Shōkaku
810:Urakaze
804:Isokaze
747:in the
745:Etorofu
741:Abukuma
718:Abukuma
706:Abukuma
663:Abukuma
649:Abukuma
618:Abukuma
602:Abukuma
598:Abukuma
594:Abukuma
580:Abukuma
495:in the
487:in the
448:Abukuma
284:boilers
217:cruiser
172:09°20′N
153:bombers
96:Builder
88:Ordered
82:Abukuma
57:History
38:Abukuma
2593:Blower
2502:U-1226
2456:U-1060
2428:Nowaki
2363:Wakaba
2344:Suzuya
2338:St. Lo
2331:Skeena
2317:Mogami
2266:Chōkai
2225:Wakaba
2213:Sonoma
2186:Darter
2110:U-1006
2080:U-2331
2074:Jingei
1876:Yūbari
1837:Natori
1816:Nagara
1802:Nagara
1733:class"
1731:Nagara
1709:
1692:
1669:
1650:
1627:
1608:
1589:
1566:
1547:
1528:
1503:Dull,
1293:PT-137
1226:Manila
1214:Taiwan
1037:Jun'yō
1001:Hermes
987:Ceylon
977:, and
906:Rabaul
807:, and
786:Kasumi
780:Kagerō
661:, but
572:bridge
556:Nagara
544:Design
537:Nagara
524:-class
463:Nagara
282:Kampon
235:Length
226:5,570
214:-class
212:Nagara
2689:U-382
2679:U-985
2669:U-957
2622:Magog
2611:Loyal
2553:U-437
2541:Mingo
2534:I-361
2381:Zuihō
2219:U-673
2206:Shark
2151:Atago
2100:U-777
2062:Ha-68
2056:Ha-66
2050:Ha-65
2044:Ha-63
2038:Ha-62
2032:Ha-61
2012:U-168
2006:Cha-2
1986:U-993
1980:U-228
1949:I-177
1869:class
1823:Isuzu
1411:Notes
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1332:Ushio
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1238:Nachi
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839:Sōryū
827:Akagi
774:Arare
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675:Mutsu
479:of a
465:class
402:Armor
395:(2x4)
385:10 ×
357:(4x2)
306:Range
299:knots
294:Speed
264:Draft
148:USAAF
2739:1945
2731:1944
2723:1943
2699:I-12
2598:USS
2547:U-92
2496:I-54
2490:I-46
2466:I-45
2416:Kinu
2410:I-26
2357:Tang
2350:Tama
2298:Hoel
2272:Fusō
2163:Maya
2068:Kaii
2022:TA37
1867:Kuma
1844:Kinu
1830:Yura
1707:ISBN
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833:Kaga
620:was
585:Kinu
582:and
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560:Kuma
554:The
522:Kuma
426:1 x
414:Deck
408:Belt
372:2 ×
346:2 ×
340:7 ×
256:Beam
156:off
138:Fate
78:Name
1686:XLI
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1166:In
985:in
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667:bow
467:of
455:阿武隈
360:48
317:450
297:36
280:12
248:w/l
242:o/a
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