Japanese destroyers of World War II included some of the most formidable destroyers (駆逐艦, kuchikukan) of their day. This came as a surprise to the Allies...
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summary, British destroyers developed from the successful V and W-class destroyers of World War I, increasing in complexity until World War II. The Royal Navy...
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This is a list of destroyers of the Second World War. The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically...
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This List of Japanese Naval ships and war vessels in World War II is a list of seafaring vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II. It includes...
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following is a list of Japanese military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels, and other support equipment of both the Imperial...
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involvement in World War II (1941–45), propaganda was used to increase support for the war and commitment to an Allied victory. Using a vast array of media, propagandists...
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During World War II, at the beginning of the Pacific War in December 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was the third most powerful navy in the world, and...
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development was neglected in favor of naval activities. Later, during the last year of World War II the newest and best Japanese designs were not used in combat;...
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ambushed the Japanese. American destroyers and naval gunfire destroyed two battleships and three destroyers, with only a single Japanese destroyer surviving...
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Japanese destroyers were bigger, more powerfully armed, and faster than any similar class of vessel in the other fleets. The Japanese destroyers of World...
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During the early years of World War II, Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated from their homes on the West Coast because military leaders and public...
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torpedo boat destroyers and twelve seagoing torpedo boats for the United States Navy. In World War I, the U.S. Navy began mass-producing destroyers, laying...
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experimental destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, and intended as the lead ship in a projected new "Type C" of destroyers. She was...
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"Tide") was the twentieth of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers that were built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. When introduced into...
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series of 156 destroyers (6 more were cancelled and never begun) which served with the United States Navy from after World War I through World War II. The...
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At the beginning of World War II, the Royal Navy was the strongest navy in the world, with the largest number of warships built and with naval bases across...
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"Morning Fog") was the thirteenth of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. When introduced into service...
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The Fubuki-class destroyers (吹雪型駆逐艦, Fubukigata kuchikukan) were a class of twenty-four destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Fubuki class has...
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Japanese ship naming conventions Japanese destroyers of World War II List of sunken aircraft carriers List of aircraft carriers by country List of battleships...
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world participated in World War II. Most were neutral at the beginning, but only a relative few nations remained neutral to the end. The Second World...
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Minekaze-class destroyer, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy immediately following the end of World War I. The Minekaze class of destroyers were considered...
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following is a list of destroyers and 1st class (steam) torpedo boats of Japan grouped by class or design. In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable...
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"Blizzard") was the lead ship of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. When introduced into service...
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"Spreading Waves") was the 12th of 24 Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. When introduced into service...
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"Daybreak") was the eighteenth of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. When introduced into service...
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"Haze") was the sixteenth of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. When introduced into service...
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concerned with World War II (or the War of Ethiopia and the Sino-Japanese War) and include events which feature as a part of the war effort. For short...
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Kagerō-class destroyer in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She was the only member of her class to survive the war, and did so...
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or Clouded Sky") was the 15th of 24 Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. When introduced into service...
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"Moonlight") was the seventeenth of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. When introduced into service...
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