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  2. Aoba-class cruiser - Wikipedia

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    Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN 978-0-87021-893-4. Lacroix, Eric & Wells II, Linton (1997). Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-311-3. Whitley, M. J. (1995). Cruisers of World War Two: An International ...

  3. Japanese seaplane carrier Nisshin - Wikipedia

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    Nisshin (日進) was a seaplane tender (AV) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. [1] She was built at Kure Naval Arsenal from 1938 to 1942 and was equipped with two aircraft catapults and facilities for launching, lifting, and carrying up to 12 floatplanes. She also could carry, launch, recover, and support 12 Type 'A' midget ...

  4. Myōkō-class cruiser - Wikipedia

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    The Myōkō-class cruisers (妙高型巡洋艦, Myōkō-gata jun'yōkan) were a series of four heavy cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1920s. Three were lost during World War II. The ships of this class displaced 11,633 tons (standard), were 201 metres (659 ft) long, and were capable of steaming at 36 knots (67

  5. Japanese aircraft carrier Taihō - Wikipedia

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    Taihō (大鳳, "Great Phoenix") was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Possessing heavy belt armor and featuring an armored flight deck (a first for any Japanese aircraft carrier), she represented a major departure from prior Japanese aircraft carrier design and was expected to not only survive multiple bomb, torpedo, or shell hits, but also continue ...

  6. List of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy - Wikipedia

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    The following is the list of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy for the duration of its existence, 1868–1945. [1] This list also includes ships before the official founding of the Navy and some auxiliary ships used by the Army. For a list of ships of its successor, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, see List of active Japan Maritime Self ...

  7. Japanese seaplane tender Sanuki Maru - Wikipedia

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    The task force consisted of the destroyer Yamagumo as flagship with Sanuki Maru with its floatplanes to provide reconnaissance and air support along with the 52nd Subchaser division (Shonan Maru No. 17, Takunan Maru No. 5, Fukuei Maru No. 15), the 53rd Subchaser Division (Korei Maru, Kyo Maru No. 2, Kyo Maru No.11), the 54th Subchaser Division ...

  8. Imperial Japanese Navy - Wikipedia

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    The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun ⓘ 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun, 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender in World War II.

  9. Japanese aircraft carrier Chiyoda - Wikipedia

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    The Chitose-class seaplane tenders were procured by the Imperial Japanese Navy under the 2nd Naval Armaments Supplement Programme of 1934 as purpose-built ships, whereas their predecessors were all conversions of merchant or auxiliary ship designs. During the 1930s, the Imperial Japanese Navy made increasing use of naval aviation as scouts for ...