Category: WW1 Japanese Navy

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: March 6, 2019
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Ise class battleships (1917)

Imperial Japanese Navy IJN Ise, Hyūga 1915-1945. From super-dreadnoughts to hybrid battleships: Ise and Hyūga were two fast dreadnoughts built…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: September 30, 2018
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Protected Cruiser Unebi (1886)

Protected Cruiser Unebi (1886) Nihhon Kaigun – Imperial Japanese Navy Unebi, the mystery cruiser: In 1883, Japan was still reeling…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: June 17, 2018
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Shikishima class battleships (1898)

Shikishima class battleships (1898) Japan (1898) – Shikishima, Hatsuse The Fuji improved: The Shikishima and Hatsuse were built in two…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: February 18, 2018
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Chitose class protected cruisers (1898)

Chitose class protected cruisers (1898) Japan (1898) – Chitose, Kasagi The US-built IJN Cruisers: Chitose and Kasagi were built in…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: January 8, 2018
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Fuji class battleships (1896)

The Fuji class pre-dreadnoughts Japan (1896): Fuji, Kashima The first modern Japanese battleships The Fuji class pre-dreadnought battleships, 富士型戦艦 Fuji-gata…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: November 23, 2017
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Tsukuba class Battlecruisers (1905)

Tsukuba class Battlecruisers (1905) Japan (1905) Tsukuba, Ikoma Half-way between armoured cruisers and battlecruisers: Tsukuba and Ikoma, massive ships armed…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: October 10, 2017
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WW1 Japanese Destroyers

WW1 Japanese Destroyers Japan (1898-1919) – About 180 ships A newcomer in destroyer design WW2 Japanese destroyers were certainly among…