Japanese ship names follow different conventions from those typical in the West. Merchant ship names often contain the word maru at the end (meaning circle)...

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United States ship naming conventions for the U.S. Navy were established by congressional action at least as early as 1862. Title 13, section 1531, of...

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class Shinyo, 6,200 units. Kaiten, approx. 420 units. Japanese ship naming conventions Japanese destroyers of World War II List of sunken aircraft carriers...

Supplement Program of 1939, Shinano was named after the old province of Shinano, following the Japanese ship-naming conventions for battleships. She was laid down...

ship names; See Japanese ship-naming conventions Maru code (JN-39), a World War II code used by Japanese merchant ships An alternate term for the Ancient...

the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the first decade of the 20th century. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions, Settsu was named after Settsu...

Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 1 April 1909. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions, Kawachi was named after Kawachi Province, now a part of Osaka prefecture...

ships and conducted annual long-distance on-the-job training for graduates of the one-year officer candidate school. Japanese ship naming conventions...

re-designated Chiyoda Maru upon becoming a whaling ship, as per Japanese ship-naming conventions for merchant ships. Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 113 Jentschura...

tanks. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions for aircraft carriers, Sōryū was named "Blue (or Green) Dragon". The ship was laid down at the Kure...

98 in) AA guns. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions for aircraft carriers, Ryūjō was named "Prancing Dragon". The ship was laid down at the Mitsubishi's...

'dominant' partner. Japanese ship naming conventions often attach names together without slashing or blending by using an XY name-name format. This format is...

storage tanks. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions for aircraft carriers, Hiryū was named "Flying Dragon". The ship was laid down at the Yokosuka...

JACAR C08050092300, p. 2 Japanese ship-naming conventions List of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy List of Japanese Navy ships and war vessels in World...

had a roof 20 mm thick. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions for light cruisers, the ship was named after the Ōyodo River in Kyūshū. Ōyodo...

more given names, typically only one (in English-speaking cultures usually the first) is used in normal speech. Another naming convention that is used...

essential elements of the Roman name from the second century onward were the nomen and cognomen. Naming conventions for women also varied from the classical...

[citation needed] Under the JMSDF's naming conventions, the ships are called goei-kan (護衛艦, lit. "escort ship") in Japanese and destroyer in English, as same...

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The Black Ships (in Japanese: 黒船, romanized: kurofune, Edo period term) were the names given to both Portuguese merchant ships and American warships arriving...

auxiliaries and ships of allied services, such as coast guards. For example, the modern navy of Japan adopts the prefix "JS" – Japanese Ship, or the US navy...

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cities. Prior to and during World War II, the Imperial Japanese Navy also followed the practice of naming battleships after provinces (e.g. Yamato). Despite...

revised July 7, 1986. The convention for naming naval ships is as follows; Aircraft carriers and landing helicopter docks are named after provinces. Nuclear...

(254 mm) of armor. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions, Kawachi and Settsu were named after ancient Japanese provinces, both now a part of Osaka...

conceived as a battlecruiser, the prevailing ship naming conventions dictated that she (like her sister ships) be named after a mountain. Akagi came from Mount...

1903. Hospital ships were used by both sides in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905.The sighting by the Japanese of the Russian hospital ship Orel, illuminated...

notified the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs via the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo of the ship's new status. On February 4, 1942 the Japanese Foreign Ministry...