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2205:List of cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
1882:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1850:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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1763:Naval Weapons of World War Two
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1203:Battle of the Eastern Solomons
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2094:(Retrieved 26 January 2007.)
2056:"Mogami-class Heavy Cruiser"
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1942:. Doubleday & Company.
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1846:Campbell, John (1985).
1823:L, Klemen (1999–2000).
1479:as she appeared in 1944
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246:5.9 metres (19 ft)
191:General characteristics
21:Japanese cruiser Suzuya
2005:Dull, Paul S. (1978).
1897:Patton, Wayne (2006).
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133:Commissioned
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1645:Philippines
1364:Flying Fish
1298:, cruisers
1267:, sinking
1143:Guadalcanal
730:as part of
701:Cochinchina
475:, Russia).
461: [
418:2 aircraft
409:floatplanes
178: /
2236:1934 ships
2220:Categories
2078:4 November
1840:References
1761:Campbell,
1688:126°11.2′E
1665:Long Lance
1375:was sunk,
1369:Enterprise
1239:Enterprise
1135:submarine
1001:Autoclycus
814:Aichi E13A
788:destroyers
768:battleship
761:Royal Navy
747:Kota Bharu
300:Complement
251:Propulsion
166:126°11.2′E
1787:Whitley,
1723:navy list
1685:11°45.2′N
1600:USS
1461:Princeton
1362:USS
1339:Michishio
1288:Shortland
1258:USS
1251:USS
1244:USS
1237:USS
1207:USS
1050:USS
1009:Shinkuang
872:Palembang
781:HMS
771:HMS
467:River on
420:catapults
313:(initial)
163:11°45.2′N
117:Laid down
1960:(1995).
1919:(2005).
1878:(1997).
1809:Patton,
1456:Saratoga
1373:Kinugasa
1333:Makigumo
1327:Kazagumo
1316:Kinugasa
1260:San Juan
1228:and the
1209:Saratoga
955:Shiokaze
944:, while
646:dry dock
634:launched
473:Sakhalin
469:Karafuto
308:Armament
292:Capacity
141:Stricken
125:Launched
85:Karafuto
77:Namesake
2092:history
2062:14 June
1752:, p. 99
1748:Watts,
1712:Okinami
1617:Okinawa
1596:Grumman
1576:Noshiro
1565:Chikuma
1536:Chitose
1530:Chiyoda
1520:Musashi
1436:Chikuma
1389:Kavieng
1357:Arashio
1351:Asashio
1263:in the
1198:Chikuma
1180:Zuikaku
1174:Shōkaku
1093:rammed
1039:of the
992:Asagiri
980:Ayanami
937:Amagiri
902:in the
890:in the
884:Sumatra
864:Anambas
844:Sarawak
783:Repulse
764:Force Z
743:Pattani
739:Singora
695:in the
583:sisters
544:turbine
521:turrets
515:as the
452:in the
349:(final)
340:AA guns
303:850-950
243:Draught
206:cruiser
99:Builder
91:Ordered
46:History
2165:Kumano
2158:Suzuya
2151:Mikuma
2144:Mogami
2130:Mogami
2090:Suzuya
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1633:Brunei
1629:Suzuya
1624:Suzuya
1613:Suzuya
1605:, the
1588:Saipan
1573:, and
1561:Kumano
1557:Chōkai
1514:Yamato
1489:Suzuya
1485:Suzuya
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1448:Sendai
1432:Mogami
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1413:Suzuya
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1385:Suzuya
1377:Chōkai
1345:Yūgumo
1312:Chōkai
1307:Tenryū
1296:Suzuya
1273:Suzuya
1269:Hornet
1246:Hornet
1222:Suzuya
1218:Suzuya
1216:; but
1162:Suzuya
1147:Suzuya
1129:Suzuya
1121:Kumano
1117:Suzuya
1106:Suzuya
1102:bridge
1095:Mikuma
1091:Mogami
1084:Mikuma
1080:Suzuya
1073:Mogami
1069:Mikuma
1065:Suzuya
1061:Kumano
1057:Kumano
1052:Tambor
1017:Suzuya
997:Exmoor
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960:Chōkai
952:, and
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916:Mergui
896:Suzuya
880:Sabang
860:Kumano
848:Kumano
840:Suzuya
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822:Kumano
818:Suzuya
802:Chōkai
796:Sendai
728:Malaya
724:Suzuya
709:Hainan
681:Suzuya
675:Kumano
671:Mikuma
667:Mogami
650:Mogami
630:Suzuya
617:Suzuya
593:Suzuya
588:Kumano
577:Mikuma
571:Mogami
552:Mogami
501:Mogami
499:, the
489:Suzuya
458:Suzuya
444:Mogami
429:Suzuya
227:Length
203:-class
201:Mogami
71:Suzuya
38:Suzuya
2192:class
2183:class
2181:Takao
1733:Notes
1672:'
1548:Takao
1542:Atago
1525:Zuihō
1430:with
1321:Isuzu
1214:Ryūjō
1192:Ryūjō
1186:Zuihō
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974:Ryūjō
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511:(DP)
465:]
446:class
386:Armor
376:24 ×
366:50 ×
363:(4×2)
356:(5×2)
352:10 ×
343:24 ×
327:(4×2)
320:(5×3)
316:15 ×
284:Range
269:Speed
2190:Tone
2080:2007
2064:2006
2034:ISBN
2015:ISBN
1992:ISBN
1966:ISBN
1944:ISBN
1925:ISBN
1903:ISBN
1884:ISBN
1852:ISBN
1608:Hiyō
1586:off
1570:Tone
1553:Maya
1458:and
1434:and
1422:off
1381:Maya
1379:and
1354:and
1318:and
1301:Maya
1226:Truk
1189:and
1138:O 23
1119:and
1037:CINC
1021:Guam
965:Yura
888:Java
886:and
874:and
852:Miri
820:and
807:I-65
756:I-65
745:and
673:and
632:was
622:Fusō
591:and
574:and
407:3 x
370:guns
359:8 ×
336:2 ×
330:4 ×
323:8 ×
235:Beam
149:Fate
109:Cost
67:Name
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