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JDS Mirai (DDH-182) [1] is a fictional helicopter defense destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), created for the Japanese manga and anime series Zipang.The central point of the plot of the anime is that the modern warship Mirai is transported back sixty years through time to 1942 on the eve of the Battle of Midway.
Azur Lane (Simplified Chinese: 碧蓝航线; traditional Chinese: 碧藍航線; pinyin: Bìlán Hángxiàn; lit. 'Deep Blue Course ') is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by Chinese developers Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi, released in 2017 for the iOS and Android operating systems. Set in an alternate timeline of World War ...
Type 1936A destroyer. The Type 1936A destroyers, also known as the Z23 class, were a group of fifteen destroyers built for the Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine from 1938 to 1943. They were known to the Allies as the Narvik class. In common with other German destroyers launched after the start of World War II, the Narviks were unnamed, known only by ...
Japanese destroyer. Kawakaze. (1936) Kawakaze (江風, ”River Wind”)[1] was the ninth of ten Shiratsuyu -class destroyers, and the third to be built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the Circle Two Program (Maru Ni Keikaku). [2] Completed in April of 1937, Kawakaze took part in the battle of the Java Sea, where she assisted in sinking ...
The Akizuki-class destroyers (秋月型駆逐艦, Akizuki-gata Kuchikukan) was a class of destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) built during World War II to complement the Kagerō class, primarily for the role of anti-aircraft screening for carrier battle groups. [4] The class was also designated the Type-B Destroyer (乙型駆逐艦 ...
Isokaze's launching on June 19 1939. Isokaze was built in the Sasebo Naval Arsenal, laid down on November 25 1938, launched on June 19 1939, and commissioned on November 30 1940. Upon commissioning, Isokaze was assigned to the 17th destroyer division alongside her sistership Urakaze, with the destroyers Tanikaze and Hamakaze becoming eventual ...
Japanese forces surrendered Seletar Naval Base to the British on 21 September 1945. On 27 October 1946, Takao was towed to the Strait of Malacca and was sunk as a target ship by the light cruiser HMS Newfoundland on 29 October 1946 at 03°05′05″N 100°41′00″E. [4] She was removed from the navy list on 3 May 1947.
The Gearing class was a series of 98 destroyers built for the U.S. Navy during and shortly after World War II. The Gearing design was a minor modification of the Allen M. Sumner class, whereby the hull was lengthened by 14 ft (4.3 m) at amidships, which resulted in more fuel storage space and increased the operating range.