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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.'
Eight Mikura-class (御蔵) or Type B ocean defence ships were commissioned between October 1943 and 1945. They displaced 1,020 tons (full load) and carried three 4.7 in (120 mm) guns and six depth charge throwers, up to 120 depth charge and one 81 mm (3.2 in) mortar. The eight ships of the Mikura class served as convoy escorts during World War II.
The IJN recognized this and proposed in 1909 that two battlecruisers be ordered from British plans, with one to be built in Great Britain and one to be built at home. These two ships became the Kongō class. Another pair of Kongos were later built in Japan. [5] In 1910, there was still authorization for one battleship and four armored cruisers.
On paper, the difference between cruiser shells and battleship shells should have been apparent, but Yamato, having mistaken Gambier Bay for a full-sized fleet carrier, fired armor piercing shells from her 46 cm (18.1-inch) main guns that over penetrated Gambier Bay's unarmored hull without exploding. [7]
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.
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]
At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Kagerō, was assigned to Destroyer Division 18 (Desdiv 18), and a member of Destroyer Squadron 2 (Desron 2) of the IJN 2nd Fleet, and had deployed from Etorofu in the Kurile Islands, as part of the escort for Admiral Nagumo's Carrier Strike Force. She returned to Kure on 24 December. [8]
Escorting the force came the light cruiser Nagara, and a total of eleven destroyers, including Murasame. While the destroyers initially operated in a standard formation, heavy rain squalls had managed to break up the formation and leave the destroyers operating in small clusters, which left Murasame in the back left of the formation alongside ...