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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.'
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 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.
Commissioned into IJN Fate Furutaka: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Furutaka-class heavy cruiser: 9,150 31 March 1926 12 October 1942; Sunk by USN cruisers, Battle of Cape Esperance: Kako: Kawasaki, Kobe Furutaka-class heavy cruiser 9,150 30 July 1926 10 August 1942; Sunk by USS S-44 off New Ireland (island) Aoba: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki: Aoba-class heavy ...
These ships of the Allied navies of World War II were present in Tokyo Bay on Victory over Japan Day (2 September 1945) when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on board the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63).
Destroyers: Selected Photos from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum; the Best from the Collection of Shizuo Fukui's Photos of Japanese Warships. Japanese Naval Warship Photo Album. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-630-8. Whitley, M. J. (2000). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia.
At 11:50, Myōkō, Ashigara and destroyers Akebono and Inazuma opened fire on the damaged British heavy cruiser Exeter and her escort of two destroyers. During the engagement, the 8-inch guns of Myōkō combined fire with Ashigara to sink the destroyer HMS Encounter, while Nachi and Haguro combined fire to finish off Exeter. [7] [8]
The Ibuki-class (伊吹型, Ibuki-gata) cruisers were the last class of heavy cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). In order to save design time, the ships were essentially repeats of the earlier Mogami class .