Category: WW2 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: January 10, 2019
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Fuso class battleships (1915)

Fuso class battleships (1915) Japan, 1915. Fuso, Yamashiro. The first Japanese-designed super-dreadnought: These powerful dreadnoughts were far-off derivatives of the…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: December 21, 2018
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WW2 Imperial Japanese Destroyers

About 80 destroyers 1919-1945 Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyer’s complete overview Japanese destroyers acquired a fearsome reputation during WW2, contrary to…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: November 18, 2018
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Hōshō (1921)

Japan, 1921. Aircraft Carrier The Hōshō, world’s first purpose-built aircraft carrier Hosho was the first Japanese aircraft carrier. And a…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: September 29, 2018
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Tone class cruisers (1937)

Tone class cruisers (1937) Heavy Cruisers Tone, Chikuma. The last IJN heavy cruisers The Tone class cruisers, IJN Tone and…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: March 15, 2018
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Tenryū class cruisers (1918)

Tenryū class cruisers (1918) Japan, 1918. Tenryu, Tatsuta First light cruisers of the IJN: The 天龍型軽巡洋艦 Tenryū-gata keijun’yōkan or Tenryū…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: March 11, 2017
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Aoba class heavy cruisers (1926)

Aoba class heavy cruisers (1926) Japan, 1926. Heavy Cruisers Aoba, Kinugasa The Improved Furutaka The two heavy cruisers of the…