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were rapidly flooded to save the ship and she returned to Kure for repairs. The turret was deemed not to be repairable and was removed. A circular plate of armour was welded over the barbette and three triple mounts for 2.5 cm AA guns were installed there. While under repair, the ship was fitted
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6 turrets were replaced by a hangar surmounted by a flight deck. This was not long enough to permit the launch of aircraft or their recovery. Two catapults were installed and the existing crane was moved to the flight deck. This was fitted with an extensive system of rails to link each catapult, the
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to improve their underwater protection and to compensate for the weight of the extra armour. These changes increased their overall length to 215.8 metres (708 ft), their beam to 31.75 metres (104 ft 2 in) and their draught to 9.45 metres (31 ft). Their displacement increased over
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light AA guns in 10 twin-gun mounts. This was the standard
Japanese light AA gun during World War II, but it suffered from severe design shortcomings that rendered it a largely ineffective weapon. According to naval historian Mark Stille, the twin and triple mounts "lacked sufficient speed in train
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During the conversion, all of the 14 cm guns were removed and the ship's anti-aircraft suite was heavily reinforced. The eight 12.7 cm Type 89 guns were supplemented with four twin mounts and the existing 2.5 cm Type 96 AA twin-gun mounts were replaced by 19 triple-gun mounts for a
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in June severely limited the ability of the IJN to conduct operations and alternatives were sought. Plans for full conversions of battleships into aircraft carriers were rejected on the grounds of expense and, most critically, time, so the IJN settled on removing the rear pair of turrets from the
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had no aircraft aboard) to attract the attention of the
Americans. This accomplished little else as the Japanese aircraft failed to penetrate past the defending fighters; the survivors landed at airfields on Luzon. The Americans were preoccupied dealing with the other Japanese naval forces and
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totalling 55 mm (2.2 in) thick and the lower armoured deck also consisted of two layers of high-tensile steel, but only 30 mm (1.2 in) thick in total. The turrets were protected with an armour thickness of 254 mm (10 in) on the face and 76 mm on the roof. The
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During their 1930s modernisation, the boilers on each ship were replaced by eight new Kampon oil-fired boilers. The turbines were replaced by four geared Kampon turbines with a designed output of 80,000 shp (60,000 kW) intended to increase their speed to 24.5 knots (45.4 km/h;
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or elevation; the gun sights were unable to handle fast targets; the gun exhibited excessive vibration; the magazine was too small, and, finally, the gun produced excessive muzzle blast". During the reconstruction, the forward pair of 14-centimetre guns in the forecastle were removed.
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to protect them with her anti-aircraft guns. Her radar picked up the first of five
American airstrikes at a range of 125 nautical miles (232 km; 144 mi) at 07:13, but the battleship was not a primary target. Fragments from near misses by bombs damaged the ship's
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and started major fires. Over 200 sailors were killed, including
Kusakawa, and 600 wounded by the attack. Progressive flooding caused the ship to sink in shallow water over the next several days and her crew was ordered to remove all easily accessible weapons.
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These changes increased the ship's overall length to 219.62 metres (720 ft 6 in) and the removal of the heavy gun turrets and their barbettes reduced her displacement to 39,805 long tons (40,444 t) at deep load, despite the addition of more
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that moved aircraft between the flight deck and the hangar. It had a capacity of nine aircraft, with eleven more stowed on deck, and one on each catapult for a total of twenty-two. The ship's air group was intended to consist of a dozen each
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After the
Americans began attacking Japanese installations in the Bonin Islands on 10 October 1944, the aircraft of the Fourth Carrier Division were ordered to prepare for combat by the commander of the Combined Fleet, Admiral
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was formed and assigned to the Fourth
Carrier Division. On 24 May, the ship's light anti-aircraft armament was reinforced with 24 additional Type 96 AA guns in eight triple mounts, which brought her total to 104 guns. On
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28.2 mph). The fuel storage of the ships was increased which gave them a range of 7,870 nautical miles (14,580 km; 9,060 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph), despite the additional weight.
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s range to 9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km; 10,900 mi). The weight reductions decreased her draught to 9.03 metres (29 ft 8 in). The crew now numbered 1,463 officers and enlisted men.
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defending themselves from air attacks launched from Luzon and Leyte and could not spare any aircraft to search for the
Japanese carriers until the afternoon. They finally found them, but Admiral
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On 23 June, the sisters conducted their first catapult training, each with four D4Ys and six E16As aboard; subsequent sessions were conducted on 21 July and 31 August. Two days later,
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in 1927–1928, during which her forward superstructure was enlarged and her aviation facilities improved. Beginning on 27 March 1932, she patrolled off the coast of China after the
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spotted the Fourth
Carrier Division at 17:42 and manoeuvered to attack, missing with six torpedoes at 18:43. At 19:00 Ozawa ordered Matsuda to take his ships south to defend
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load and 36,500 long tons (37,100 t) at deep load, roughly 650 long tons (660 t) more than the earlier ships. Their crew consisted of 1,360 officers and
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Battleship Division set sail on 28 May with the Aleutian Support Group at the same time most of the Imperial Fleet began an attack on
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3 gun turret killed 11 crewmen and wounded another 25 during a gunnery exercise on 24 October 1919. Mimura was relieved in his turn by Captain
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was reconstructed in 1934–1936, improvements being made to her armour and propulsion machinery. Afterwards, she played a minor role in the
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turrets that were numbered one through six from front to rear. The first pair was forward of the main superstructure, the second pair was
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and the ship was hit by three bombs, killing 37 and wounding 52 crewmen. Her anti-aircraft guns claimed to have shot down a single
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were added. Training of the D4Y and E16A aircrew was slowed by technical problems and was generally conducted from land bases. By 1
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often cruised off the coast of China. Little detailed information is available about her activities during the 1920s. The ship was
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two days later. The attack was cancelled on the 30th and the ships sailed for Singapore where they arrived on 1
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January 1945 before continuing on to Lingga. That same day the Fourth Carrier Division was transferred to the
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assumed command on 30 April and the ship was completed on that same day, too late for service in World War I.
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served as a training ship for most of the first half of 1944. On 25 February, Battleship Division
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light AA guns were also added while the pair of 14 cm guns on the upper deck were removed.
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relieved Ishizaki on 20 February 1942. Together with the rest of the 2nd Battleship Division,
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dive bomber during the attack. Re-designated as a fourth-class reserve ship on 20 April,
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In May 1942 while conducting gunnery practice along with
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storage positions on the deck and the T-shaped aircraft
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of 100 mm (3.9 in) armour. The upper armoured
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supported Japanese forces in the early 1920s during the
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unsuccessfully attacked the ships as did the submarine
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and was unable to attack. On 13 February the submarine
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on her sea trials in November 1943 after her conversion
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19:For other ships with the same name, see
2794:
2580:"IJN Hyuga: Tabular Record of Movement"
2578:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2016).
2393:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2012).
2314:
2312:
2310:
2308:
2306:
2304:
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1363:, and returned six days later. Captain
1230:unexpectedly surfaced in front of her.
598:31 × triple, 11 × single 2.5 cm AA guns
444:6 × twin 35.6 cm (14 in) guns
4020:
2768:
2752:Directory of the World's Capital Ships
2120:These guns were license-built British
1662:and began flying to bases in southern
1279:3rd Sasebo Special Naval Landing Force
3501:
3015:
2911:
2508:Polmar & Genda, pp. 420, 422, 428
2376:
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2182:
2180:
2131:cm, their actual calibre was 76.2 mm.
1632:Battle off Cape Engaño and afterwards
513:219.62 m (720 ft 6 in)
51:
2344:
2293:
2206:Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 26
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1886:. The sisters and the light cruiser
1878:and Shima hauled his flag down. On 6
937:35.6-centimetre (14 in) Type 41
713:in mid-1942, she was rebuilt with a
379:31.75 m (104 ft 2 in)
133:Sunk, 27 July 1945 and subsequently
1743:that was easily corrected. Despite
1581:and assigned to the newly reformed
1406:with one of the first experimental
999:12.7-centimetre (5 in) Type 89
888:) and give the ships a speed of 23
812:of 28.65 metres (94 ft) and a
13:
2788:
2670:. London: Conway. pp. 39–54.
2371:
2284:
2218:
2177:
2061:was unsuccessfully attacked by 24
1542:storage. The extra fuel increased
1492:6 turret and the barbettes for No.
1019:2.5-centimetre (1 in) Type 96
529:9.03 m (29 ft 8 in)
217:8.93 m (29 ft 4 in)
183:36,500 long tons (37,100 t) (
142:General characteristics (as built)
14:
4089:
4048:World War II battleships of Japan
2814:
2693:. Washington, DC: Potomac Books.
2189:
1858:in the Philippines. Vice Admiral
1760:to tow the crippled carrier, but
981:3rd Year Type 8-centimetre (3 in)
4003:
3998:
3986:
3978:
3483:
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979:was provided by four 40-calibre
957:14-centimetre (5.5 in) Type
400:80,000 shp (60,000 kW)
53:
31:
4073:Maritime incidents in July 1945
3699:Decommissioned Destroyer No. 18
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2754:. New York: Hippocrene Books.
2490:Lengerer September 2007, p. 23
2481:Lengerer September 2007, p. 22
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1715:On the morning of 25 October,
1456:Conversion to a hybrid carrier
1261:Beginning on 24 October 1934,
473:Decks: 152 mm (6 in)
318:6 × 53.3 cm (21 in)
299:35.6 cm (14 in) guns
1:
2750:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984).
2626:for subscription information)
2540:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980).
2523:Naval Weapons of World War II
2514:
1915:
1912:to be ferried back to Japan.
1467:after her 1944 reconstruction
1428:). Commanded by Vice-Admiral
1246:suffered minor damage to her
1025:
892:(43 km/h; 26 mph).
872:, using steam provided by 24
855:
305:14 cm (5.5 in) guns
197:208.18 m (683 ft) (
4058:Shipwrecks in the Inland Sea
4053:Battleships sunk by aircraft
3001:List of battleships of Japan
2427:Parshall & Tully, p. 454
2245:Lengerer 2011, pp. 24–26, 30
2171:
1931:was forced to submerge by a
741:, occasionally serving as a
336:: 299 mm (11.8 in)
7:
2849:Ship Modeling Mailing List.
2797:Battleships of World War II
2436:Parshall & Tully, p. 46
2281:Gardiner & Gray, p. 230
2066:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
1609:were probably also fitted.
1355:as distant support for the
1098:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
1053:consisted of two layers of
911:
763:American airstrikes in July
717:replacing the rear pair of
267:(43 km/h; 26 mph)
92:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
10:
4094:
4068:Maritime incidents in 1932
2359:Lengerer March 2007, p. 16
2290:Lengerer March 2007, p. 12
1991:submarines along the way.
1866:, hoisted his flag aboard
1635:
1397:s left-hand gun in her No.
1045:amidships; below it was a
868:, each of which drove two
761:until she was sunk during
642:, named after the ancient
521:31.71 m (104 ft)
371:215.8 m (708 ft)
348:: 254 mm (10 in)
342:: 85 mm (3.3 in)
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3172:Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
3169:December (unknown date):
3162:Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
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1561:December as the ship was
1440:, 12 destroyers, and two
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209:28.65 m (94 ft)
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2463:Lengerer 2009, pp. 51–53
2454:Lengerer 2009, pp. 45–49
2445:Lengerer 2009, pp. 39–40
2368:Lengerer 2006, pp. 28–30
2254:Lengerer 2011, pp. 33–34
2236:Lengerer 2011, pp. 21–22
2227:Lengerer 2009, pp. 50–51
2090:
2077:Harima Zōsen Corporation
1949:. Later that afternoon,
1933:maritime patrol aircraft
1719:was positioned near the
1321:Start of the Pacific War
1305:to Japan. Together with
1077:shortly after completion
820:. They displaced 29,980
696:Second Sino-Japanese War
648:was the second and last
601:6 × 30-round 12.7 cm AA
595:8 × twin 12.7 cm DP guns
452:12.7 cm (5 in)
387:9.45 m (31 ft)
3372:August (unknown date):
2795:Whitley, M. J. (1998).
2731:Rohwer, Jurgen (2005).
2661:(subscription required)
2649:(subscription required)
2637:(subscription required)
2623:(contact the editor at
2621:(subscription required)
2521:Campbell, John (1985).
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1589:May. That same day the
1583:Fourth Carrier Division
1186:First Shanghai Incident
1066:Construction and career
1043:Vickers cemented armour
984:anti-aircraft (AA) guns
461:2.5 cm (1 in)
2894:34.16667°N 132.54972°E
2332:Hackett & Kingsepp
2158:attack on Pearl Harbor
2154:Hawaiian Standard Time
2038:Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
2002:
2001:sunk in shallow waters
1697:Third Carrier Division
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1638:Battle off Cape Engaño
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777:Design and description
731:Battle off Cape Engaño
680:Great Kantō earthquake
660:Imperial Japanese Navy
410:4 × steam turbine sets
397:8 × water-tube boilers
4028:Ise-class battleships
3623:Francis Preston Blair
2867:Cuirassé porte-avions
2847:"IJN Ise/Hyuga BBCV,"
2769:Stille, Mark (2008).
2708:Polmar, Norman &
2152:is 19 hours ahead of
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1534:total of 57 weapons.
1518:Allied reporting name
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672:Siberian intervention
592:4 × twin 35.6 cm guns
580:surface-search radars
2499:Lengerer 2009, p. 53
2472:Lengerer 2009, p. 43
2263:Lengerer 2011, p. 35
1979:before they reached
1908:) and 1,150 surplus
1876:Southwest Area Fleet
1737:anti-torpedo blister
1603:early-warning radars
1557:assumed command on 5
1313:assumed command on 1
1295:Emperor of Manchuoko
1220:in which a group of
1188:, together with her
1112:on 27 January 1917.
955:consisted of twenty
572:early warning radars
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3952:Howard M. Hanna Jr.
3215:President Roosevelt
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2890: /
2837:Maritimequest.com:
2582:. Combinedfleet.com
2418:Rohwer, pp. 168–169
2380:Silverstone, p. 330
2156:, so in Japan, the
2150:Japan Standard Time
1927:the following day.
1862:, commander of the
1710:William Halsey, Jr.
1167:Hidesaburo Ishikawa
686:was rebuilt in the
619:Aviation facilities
486:Aviation facilities
21:Japanese ship Hyūga
2942:-class battleships
2646:(Paper III): 4–24.
2125:QF 12-pounder guns
2019:surrender of Japan
2003:
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1117:Shigeushi Nakagawa
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953:secondary armament
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2845:Jones, Daniel H.
2806:978-1-55750-184-4
2780:978-1-84603-280-6
2761:978-0-88254-979-8
2742:978-1-59114-119-8
2723:978-1-57488-663-4
2700:978-1-57488-924-6
2677:978-1-84486-089-0
2634:(Paper II): 4–17.
2606:978-0-87021-893-4
2570:978-0-87021-907-8
2551:978-0-85177-146-5
2532:978-0-87021-459-2
2399:combinedfleet.com
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2015:Kiyoshi Kusakawa
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3887:St. Francis
3607:Hakuhō Maru
3587:Sakura Maru
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1910:oil workers
1812:4 turrets.
1605:and an E27
1579:Third Fleet
1528:floatplanes
1349:Hashirajima
1303:state visit
1299:Henry Pu-yi
1283:Port Arthur
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688:pagoda mast
664:World War I
622:2 catapults
561:air-search
309:4 × single
275:9,680
137:, 1946–1947
4038:1917 ships
4022:Categories
3863:Hatsushimo
3546:Empire Fal
3535:Shipwrecks
3415:Cap Arcona
3395:Challenger
3299:Berengaria
3181:HMAS
3130:HMAS
3071:Reindeer I
3049:Shipwrecks
2586:29 January
2515:References
2009:March and
1916:Final role
1563:working up
1522:Aichi E16A
1359:attacking
1275:battalions
1236:zigzagging
1222:submarines
1182:overhauled
1165:. Captain
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1026:Protection
969:forecastle
898:sea trials
856:Propulsion
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542:Complement
459:10 × twin
431:Complement
407:Propulsion
284:Complement
248:Propulsion
157:battleship
101:6 May 1915
3996:June 1945
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3613:Tachibana
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3203:HMS
3132:Encounter
3091:Prométhée
3059:HMS
2882:34°10′0″N
2404:10 August
2172:Footnotes
2164:December.
2073:Navy List
1974:USS
1955:USS
1944:USS
1937:USS
1922:HMS
1864:5th Fleet
1844:Singapore
1830:2nd Fleet
1808:3 and No.
1796:USS
1766:USS
1403:magazines
1267:drydocked
1258:′s hull.
1216:near the
1209:Kirishima
1171:Genji Ide
1160:Bolshevik
1129:1st Fleet
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992:broadside
965:casemates
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170:long tons
98:Laid down
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3778:Squirrel
3744:24 Jul:
3734:23 Jul:
3724:20 Jul:
3696:18 Jul:
3679:17 Jul:
3656:16 Jul:
3620:15 Jul:
3604:14 Jul:
3594:11 Jul:
3584:10 Jul:
3459:24 Dec:
3442:22 Dec:
3432:17 Oct:
3422:11 Oct:
3392:23 Sep:
3336:14 Jun:
3316:15 May:
3309:Lochearn
3306:14 May:
3296:11 May:
3286:20 Apr:
3276:13 Mar:
3269:Acushnet
3265:28 Feb:
3258:Nordland
3255:21 Feb:
3239:10 Feb:
3212:30 Jan:
3201:22 Jan:
3159:14 Nov:
3149:14 Oct:
3139:27 Sep:
3128:14 Sep:
3108:26 Jul:
3098:22 Jul:
3078:19 May:
3068:12 Mar:
3057:26 Jan:
2712:(2006).
1985:Shanghai
1929:Tantalus
1924:Tantalus
1856:Mindanao
1784:cruisers
1540:fuel oil
1293:for the
1291:flagship
1197:and the
1163:Red Army
1156:Siberian
1149:schooner
1125:Division
1110:launched
1102:Nagasaki
912:Armament
830:standard
771:scrapped
743:flagship
636:Japanese
587:Armament
491:catapult
439:Armament
292:Armament
178:standard
135:scrapped
122:Stricken
106:Launched
78:Namesake
3934:Colahan
3909:Gabilan
3876:Okinawa
3737:Cha-117
3683:Athlete
3573:8 Jul:
3563:4 Jul:
3553:3 Jul:
3543:2 Jul:
3463:Tacuary
3452:Tacuary
3445:Navemar
3425:Mulbera
3412:6 Oct:
3405:Lawhill
3402:1 Oct:
3385:Quersee
3382:3 Sep:
3362:8 Aug:
3355:Otranto
3352:4 Aug:
3329:Mulbera
3326:8 Jun:
3232:Whipple
3228:8 Feb:
3205:Rainbow
3118:4 Aug:
3088:7 Jul:
1983:, near
1939:Bergall
1906:mercury
1842:, near
1798:Sea Dog
1777:Chiyoda
1768:Halibut
1752:Chiyoda
1731:Chiyoda
1725:Chitose
1600:Type 13
1408:Type 22
1351:to the
1345:sortied
1277:of the
1254:grazed
1127:of the
1114:Captain
1096:at the
1006:Vickers
967:in the
834:ratings
814:draught
806:overall
759:reserve
690:style.
674:in the
578:Type 22
569:Type 13
559:Type 21
526:Draught
463:AA guns
455:DP guns
384:Draught
346:Turrets
314:AA guns
214:Draught
168:29,980
88:Builder
47:History
41:in 1927
3963:Marlin
3835:Haruna
3818:Vestal
3771:Settsu
3717:Yakaze
3711:Kasuga
3672:Nankai
3660:Gamble
3636:Ludlow
3597:Sakura
3435:Brulin
3267:USCGC
3142:Nevada
2986:Nagato
2803:
2777:
2758:
2739:
2720:
2697:
2674:
2603:
2567:
2548:
2529:
2162:
2129:
2109:
2105:
2085:
2081:
2079:from 2
2054:bridge
2007:
1989:Allied
1976:Rasher
1966:Bashaw
1957:Bashaw
1946:Blower
1904:, and
1894:rubber
1880:
1872:
1835:Haruna
1822:Manila
1810:
1806:
1664:Kyushu
1626:
1596:
1587:
1571:
1559:
1511:Suisei
1498:
1494:
1490:
1486:
1442:oilers
1399:
1388:breech
1386:, the
1380:Nagato
1328:Nagato
1315:
1271:
1214:Kyushu
1137:
1106:
1088:after
1047:strake
961:3 guns
959:
929:
876:Ro Gō
874:Kampon
755:petrol
653:-class
510:Length
470:Armour
368:Length
328:Armour
194:Length
154:-class
3885:HMCS
3853:Ōyodo
3847:Izumo
3765:Iwate
3759:Hyūga
3753:Amagi
3705:I-372
3643:Maori
3629:I-351
3566:Bahia
3339:Hyūga
3183:Yarra
3111:Niobe
2988:class
2979:class
2961:Hyūga
2865:Hyūga
2091:Notes
2063:USAAF
2059:Hyūga
2042:Hyūga
2023:Hyūga
2011:Hyūga
1999:Hyūga
1962:Hyūga
1951:Ōyodo
1889:Ōyodo
1868:Hyūga
1814:Hyūga
1792:Hyūga
1780:'
1773:Isuzu
1762:Hyūga
1757:Isuzu
1748:'
1745:Hyūga
1717:Hyūga
1701:Hyūga
1672:Hyūga
1647:Hyūga
1614:Hyūga
1567:Hyūga
1547:'
1544:Hyūga
1496:5 and
1434:Hyūga
1418:Hyūga
1412:radar
1395:'
1392:Hyūga
1384:Mutsu
1369:Hyūga
1347:from
1340:Hōshō
1334:Mutsu
1287:Hyūga
1263:Hyūga
1244:Hyūga
1232:Hyūga
1203:Kongo
1178:Hyūga
1145:Hyūga
1121:Hyūga
1086:named
1082:Hyūga
1075:Hyūga
927:s No.
925:'
922:Hyūga
894:Hyūga
890:knots
828:) at
802:class
767:Hyūga
747:Hyūga
727:Hyūga
692:Hyūga
668:Hyūga
630:Hyūga
563:radar
545:1,463
534:Range
434:1,376
423:Range
415:Speed
340:Decks
287:1,360
272:Range
265:knots
260:Speed
227:24 ×
72:Hyūga
39:Hyūga
3992:1946
3984:1945
3976:1944
3941:Toro
3916:Hank
3807:PB-2
3784:Tone
3747:Aoba
3666:I-13
3634:HMS
3577:O 19
3489:1933
3476:1931
3248:I-55
3242:I-54
3221:Roma
2977:Fusō
2801:ISBN
2775:ISBN
2756:ISBN
2737:ISBN
2718:ISBN
2695:ISBN
2672:ISBN
2601:ISBN
2588:2018
2565:ISBN
2546:ISBN
2527:ISBN
2406:2020
2050:stem
1902:zinc
1816:and
1741:list
1728:and
1703:and
1670:and
1585:on 1
1503:lift
1382:and
1331:and
1265:was
1248:hull
1206:and
1104:on 6
1051:deck
1030:The
860:The
810:beam
808:, a
800:Fusō
793:The
769:was
576:2 ×
567:2 ×
557:1 ×
518:Beam
376:Beam
334:Belt
255:sets
206:Beam
199:o.a.
130:Fate
68:Name
3841:Ise
3345:I-4
3342:,
2954:Ise
2940:Ise
2863:et
2861:Ise
2839:Ise
1898:tin
1818:Ise
1705:Ise
1668:Ise
1478:Ise
1465:Ise
1390:of
1307:Ise
1281:to
1256:I-4
1252:bow
1240:I-4
1227:I-4
1194:Ise
1032:Ise
941:Ise
862:Ise
795:Ise
787:Ise
651:Ise
277:nmi
263:23
235:shp
176:) (
152:Ise
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3448:,
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3061:M2
2397:.
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