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Nagato class Battleships (1919)

Nagato class Battleships (1919) Nagato, Mutsu. The last IJN dreadnoughts: The Nagato and Mutsu (長門型戦艦, Nagato-gata senkan) were the first…

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IJN Yūbari (1923)

IJN Yūbari (1923) Japanese light cruiser, 1923 An innovative light cruiser: Hiraga’s IJN Yūbari Yubari in 1923, Sasebo IJN Yūbari…

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WW2 Japanese Submarines

WW2 Japanese Submarines IJN – About 85 submarines. Introduction: Ideas but wasted opportunities Just like aircraft carriers later, Japan was…

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Furutaka class Cruisers (1925)

Furutaka class (1925) Japan, 1925. Heavy Cruisers Furutaka, Kako The First Japanese “washington” cruisers: The two heavy cruisers of the…

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Ise class battleships (1917)

Ise class battleships (1917) IJN Ise, Hyūga. From super-dreadnoughts to hybrid battleships: Ise and Hyūga were two fast dreadnoughts built…

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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…

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WW2 Japanese Destroyers

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

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Hōshō (1921)

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

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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…

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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…