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Design B-65 was a class of cruisers planned by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) before and during World War II.The IJN referred to this design as a 'Super Type A' cruiser; It was larger than most heavy cruisers but smaller than most battlecruisers, and as such, has been variously described as a 'super-heavy cruiser,' a 'super cruiser,' or as a 'cruiser-killer.'
Nagara-class light cruiser 5,832 26 May 1925 26 October 1944; Sunk by USAAF aircraft off Negros Island: Sendai: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Sendai-class light cruiser: 5,195 29 April 1924 3 November 1943; Sunk by USN cruisers at Empress Augusta Bay: Jintsu: Kawasaki, Kobe: Sendai-class light cruiser 5,195 31 July 1925
Submarine near Borneo, Dec 1941 Sazanami (Ripples) Mar 1930 Jun 1931 Submarine near Caroline Islands, Jan 1944 Shikinami (Spreading Waves) Jul 1928 Dec 1929 Submarine in South China Sea, Sep 1944 Shinonome (Daybreak) Oct 1924 Jul 1926 Air attack near British Borneo, Dec 1941 Shirakumo (White Cloud) Oct 1924 Jul 1926 Submarine off Hokkaidō, Mar ...
A line drawing of the plans for the Design B-65 cruisers Main article: Design B-65 cruiser Design B-64 was originally intended to be part of Japan's Night Battle Force, a force that would attack an enemy fleet's outer defence ring of cruisers and destroyers under the cover of darkness.
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 during World War II . Description
Atago (愛宕) was the second vessel in the Takao-class heavy cruisers, active in World War II with the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). These were among the largest and most modern cruisers in the Japanese fleet, designed with the intention to form the backbone of a multipurpose long-range strike force. Her sister ships were Takao, Maya, and ...
Nachi (那智) was the second vessel completed of the four-member Myōkō class of heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), which were active in World War II. [2] The other ships of the class were Myōkō, Ashigara, and Haguro.
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 ships, she was ordered to be converted into a light aircraft carrier in 1943 before completion to help replace the aircraft carriers sunk during the Battle of Midway in mid-1942.