Japanese ship names follow different conventions from those typical in the West. Merchant ship names often contain the word maru at the end (meaning circle)...
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United States ship naming conventions for the U.S. Navy were established by congressional action at least as early as 1862. Title 13, section 1531, of...
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United States Navy ships United States Naval Ship United States Navy ships His Majesty's Ship Hull number Japanese ship-naming conventions Lasco, Dominique...
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the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the first decade of the 20th century. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions, Settsu was named after Settsu...
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China. Ship class naming conventions United States ship naming conventions Russian ship naming conventions Japanese ship-naming conventions Hull classification...
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class Shinyo, 6,200 units. Kaiten, approx. 420 units. Japanese ship naming conventions Japanese destroyers of World War II List of sunken aircraft carriers...
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had a roof 20 mm thick. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions for light cruisers, the ship was named after the Ōyodo River in Kyūshū. Ōyodo...
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Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 1 April 1909. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions, Kawachi was named after Kawachi Province, now a part of Osaka prefecture...
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Maru (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
ship names; See Japanese ship-naming conventions Maru code (JN-39), a World War II code used by Japanese merchant ships An alternate term for the Ancient...
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Supplement Program of 1939, Shinano was named after the old province of Shinano, following the Japanese ship-naming conventions for battleships. She was laid down...
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tanks. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions for aircraft carriers, Sōryū was named "Blue (or Green) Dragon". The ship was laid down at the Kure...
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essential elements of the Roman name from the second century onward were the nomen and cognomen. Naming conventions for women also varied from the classical...
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98 in) AA guns. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions for aircraft carriers, Ryūjō was named "Prancing Dragon". The ship was laid down at the Mitsubishi's...
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re-designated Chiyoda Maru upon becoming a whaling ship, as per Japanese ship-naming conventions for merchant ships. Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 113 Jentschura...
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Shipping (fandom) (redirect from Ship wars)
'dominant' partner. Japanese ship naming conventions often attach names together without slashing or blending by using an XY name-name format. This format is...
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ships and conducted annual long-distance on-the-job training for graduates of the one-year officer candidate school. Japanese ship naming conventions...
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Kawachi-class battleship (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
(254 mm) of armor. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions, Kawachi and Settsu were named after ancient Japanese provinces, both now a part of Osaka...
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Japanese rose Japanese ryō Japanese saw Japanese school uniform Japanese sea lion Japanese ship naming conventions Japanese sports Japanese submarine I-400...
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storage tanks. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions for aircraft carriers, Hiryū was named "Flying Dragon". The ship was laid down at the Yokosuka...
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their Chinese and Korean language names to the Western naming order. Western publications also preserve this Eastern naming order for Chinese, Korean and...
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JACAR C08050092300, p. 2 Japanese ship-naming conventions List of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy List of Japanese Navy ships and war vessels in World...
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The Black Ships (in Japanese: 黒船, romanized: kurofune, Edo period term) were the names given to both Portuguese merchant ships and American warships arriving...
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Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer (category CS1 uses Japanese-language script (ja))
[citation needed] Under the JMSDF's naming conventions, the ships are called goei-kan (護衛艦, lit. "escort ship") in Japanese and destroyer in English, as same...
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The Ship of Theseus, also known as Theseus's Paradox, is a paradox and a common thought experiment about whether an object is the same object after having...
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under the second Geneva Convention of 1906 and the Hague Convention of 1907. In this list, the particular roles of some hospital ships are identified, e.g...
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classes in service List of Military Sealift Command ships United States ship naming conventions Glossary of watercraft types in service of the United...
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Aegis system equipped vessels (ASEV) (category Ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
(ASEV) or (Japanese: イージス・システム搭載艦) are a pair of ballistic missile defense (BMD) warships under construction to be operated by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense...
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Ship breaking (also known as ship recycling, ship demolition, ship scrapping, ship dismantling, or ship cracking) is a type of ship disposal involving...
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Japanese whaling, in terms of active hunting of whales, is estimated by the Japan Whaling Association to have begun around the 12th century. However,...
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cities. Prior to and during World War II, the Imperial Japanese Navy also followed the practice of naming battleships after provinces (e.g. Yamato). Despite...
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