Myōkō (妙高) was the lead ship of the four-member Myōkō class of heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), which were active in World War II. She...
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The Myōkō-class cruisers (妙高型巡洋艦, Myōkō-gata jun'yōkan) were a series of four heavy cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1920s. Three...
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four-member Myōkō class of heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), which were active in World War II. The other ships of the class were Myōkō, Ashigara...
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four-member Myōkō class of heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which were active in World War II. The other ships of the class were Nachi, Myōkō, and...
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Haguro (羽黒) was a Myōkō-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, named after Mount Haguro in Yamagata Prefecture. Commissioned in 1929, Haguro...
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warships of Japan have borne the name Myōkō: Japanese cruiser Myōkō, was a Myōkō-class cruiser launched in 1927 and scuttled in 1946 JS Myōkō, is a Kongō-class...
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Myoko may refer to: Myōkō, Niigata, a city in Japan Mount Myōkō, a volcano located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan Japanese cruiser Myōkō, a former cruiser...
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city of Takao (高雄), in Taiwan. The Takao-class cruisers were an improved version of the previous Myōkō-class design, incorporating technical elements...
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finished before Takao. The Takao-class cruisers were an improved version of the previous Myōkō-class cruiser design, incorporating technical elements...
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Battle off Samar in October 1944. The Takao-class cruisers were an improved version of the previous Myōkō-class design, incorporating technical elements...
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a list of cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy built between 1885 and 1945. Note that the four Tsukuba and Ibuki class armoured cruisers were re-classed...
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through collision with Japanese cruiser Myōkō. The Kagerō-class destroyers were outwardly almost identical to the preceding light cruiser-sized Asashio class...
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Maya is located outside Kobe. The Takao-class cruisers were an improved version of the previous Myōkō-class design, incorporating technical elements...
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The Takao-class cruiser (高雄型) was a class of four heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) launched between May 1930 and April 1931. All served...
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Sakawa (酒匂) was the last of four Agano-class light cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Fuel shortages crippled the...
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ship class of four cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1930s. They were initially classified as light cruisers under the weight...
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Mount Myōkō (妙高山, Myōkō-san) is an active stratovolcano in Honshu, Japan. It is situated at the southwest of Myōkō city, Niigata Prefecture, and a part...
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Yahagi (矢矧) was an Agano-class cruiser which served with the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Yahagi was the third of four vessels completed...
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20) Auxiliaries: Manshu, Tanan-maru. Flagship: Ashigara Cruiser Division 9: Myōkō, Nagara Cruiser Division 14: Tenryū, Tatsuta No.4 Torpedo Squadron: Kiso...
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Yūbari (夕張) was an experimental light cruiser built during the early 1920s for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) to test new concepts for reducing the hull's...
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Claxton, Dyson, Converse, Foote, Spence and Thatcher. The Japanese force included the cruisers Myōkō, Haguro, Sendai and Agano with destroyers Shigure, Samidare...
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Noshiro (能代) was an Agano-class cruiser which served with the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. She was named after the Noshiro River...
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Ōyodo (大淀) was a light cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II, and was the only ship of her class completed before the...
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Agano (阿賀野) was the lead ship of her class of four light cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Completed in 1942, she...
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Tone class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was named after the Tone River, in the Kantō region of Japan and was completed on...
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of her class of light cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was named after the Nagara River in the Chūbu region of Japan. Nagara, as with the other...
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Sendai-class light cruisers (川内型軽巡洋艦, Sendai-gata keijun'yōkan) were a class of three warships operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The vessels in...
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6 guns Japan (6 classes) 2 Furutaka, 2 Aoba, 7,000 t, 6 guns 4 Myōkō, 4 Takao, 4 Mogami*, 10,000 t, 10 guns *converted from light cruisers 2 Tone, 10...
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At least two warships of Japan have borne the name Haguro: Japanese cruiser Haguro, was a Myōkō-class cruiser launched in 1928 and sunk in 1945 JS Haguro...
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The Japanese cruiser Ibuki (伊吹) was a heavy cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. The lead ship of her class of two...
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