Atago (愛宕) was the second vessel in the Takao-class heavy cruisers, active in World War II with the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). These were among the...
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Taiyō-class escort carrier 1942 1 of 4 Takao-class heavy cruisers: Atago (1932) 1 of 4 Myōkō-class heavy cruisers: Nachi (1928) light cruiser Ōyodo...
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backbone of a multipurpose long-range strike force. Her sister ships were Atago, Maya and Chōkai. Takao was the only ship of her class to survive the war...
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Atago, and Maya attacked a convoy heading to Australia, sinking the sloop HMAS Yarra, a minesweeper, a depot ship, and an oil tanker, before Atago captured...
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any cruiser in any other navy in the world. Her sister ships were Takao, Atago and Chōkai. The Takao-class ships were approved under the 1927 to 1931 supplementary...
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which included the battleships Kongō and Hiei, the heavy cruisers Haguro, Atago and Chōkai, the light cruiser Yura, the light aircraft carrier Zuihō, and...
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and Shiba Wards. Various names were considered for the new ward, such as Atago, Aoyama, Aoba, Iikura, Mita, and Higashiminato. Higashiminato was chosen...
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Japanese cruiser Chōkai (category 1932 ships)
flagship of the Cruiser Division Four ("CruDiv 4") comprising Takao, Maya, Atago, and Chōkai on 3 August 1944. All four ships took part in the Battle of...
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Maximum elevation was 70° in the five turrets installed aboard Atago, Takao, and Chōkai in 1932. Early recognition of the impracticality of using these guns...
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1942, Kondō personally led the battleship Kirishima along with cruisers Atago, Nagara, Sendai, and Takao, in what was to have been a decisive attack to...
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Tientsin; nearly all of them were naval rikusentai from the Kasagi and the Atago, under the command of Captain Shimamura Hayao. The Japanese were able to...
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Two days later, the ship departed Yokosuka accompanied by the cruisers Atago, Takao, Maya, Haguro, Yura, and Myōkō, the seaplane tender Chitose, and...
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the battleships Hiei, Kirishima, seaplane tender Chitose, and cruisers Atago, Maya, Takao, Nagara. On 24 August 1942, CruDiv 7's Kumano and Suzuya arrived...
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cruiser Mogami. In April 1936, he was given command of the heavy cruiser Atago. In December 1936, Itō was assigned command of the battleship Haruna. On...
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promoted to captain November 30, 1929 and was given command of the Atago in 1932, and the battleship Kirishima in 1933. He was promoted to rear admiral...
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cruiser 15,490 31 May 1932 29 October 1946; Sunk as a target ship in the Strait of Malacca after surrender to the Royal Navy Atago Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan...
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November 1938 and was given command of the Nachi in 1939, followed by the Atago in 1941, and commanded her during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. At...
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(DDG) — 3 ships Hatakaze class (DDG) — 2 ships Kongō class (DDG) — 4 ships Atago class (DDG) — 2 ships Maya class (DDG) — 2 ships Haruna class (DDH) — 2...
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two days later. In January 1942, Kongō and the heavy cruisers Takao and Atago provided distant cover for air attacks on Ambon Island. On 21 February,...
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Yamato Musashi Heien (1882, ex-Chinese, captured 1895) Maya class Maya Akagi Atago Chōkai Ōshima Banjo Uji Kotetsu Shikishima Asahi Katori Satsuma Settsu Tsukuba...
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body of Vice Admiral Chūichi Nagumo's 3rd Fleet, Mutsu, the heavy cruiser Atago, and escorting destroyers unsuccessfully attempted to locate the escort...
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2020s it includes the Type 055, the Sejong the Great from South Korea, the Atago and Maya from Japan and the Ticonderoga and Zumwalt from the US. The term...
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the battleships Hiei, Kirishima, seaplane tender Chitose, and cruisers Atago, Maya, Takao, Nagara. On 24 August 1942, CruDiv 7's Kumano and Suzuya arrived...
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damaged the heavy cruiser Takao and sank Kurita's flagship, the heavy cruiser Atago, forcing him to swim for his life while USS Dace sank the heavy cruiser...
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the city of Kanazawa. Toyokuni Shrine, Utatsu Shrine (a Tenman-gū), and Atago Shrine, known together as the Mount Utatsu Three Shrines, are found on the...
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Iwakiri and Atago in 1962. The 7 km (4.3 mi) Tokyo to Tabata section was electrified at 1,500 V DC in 1909, extended to Akabane in 1928, Omiya in 1932 and Kuroiso...
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Suzuki 1932, Preface. Kohn 1991, p. 125. Sutton 1991, p. 1. Suzuki 1932, XLII. Suzuki 1932, XI(a). Suzuki 1932, XVI. Suzuki 1932, IX. Suzuki 1932, VIII...
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iron-hulled gunboats, although only Maya and Chōkai had true iron hulls. Atago had a composite hull construction, whereas Akagi had a steel hull. All four...
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May 1944 sold for scrap 12 January 1971 Atago Imperial Japanese Navy Takao heavy cruiser 14,616 30 March 1932 sunk 23 October 1944 Atlanta (CL-51) United...
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period, the ḍākinī rite devolved into various spells called Dakini-ten, Atago Gongen. Those who felt wronged in their village could go to a corrupt yamabushi...
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