Asama (淺間) was the lead ship of her class of armored cruisers (Sōkō jun'yōkan) built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1890s. As Japan...
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former skating rink in Matsumoto, Japan Japanese cruiser Asama, a cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy Asama (train), a train service in Japan Azemmour, sometimes...
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The Asama-class cruisers (浅間型装甲巡洋艦, Asama-gata sōkōjun'yōkan) were a pair of armored cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1890s...
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borne the name Asama: Japanese frigate Asama a screw frigate launched in 1868 and struck in 1894 Japanese cruiser Asama an Asama-class cruiser launched in...
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Asama Maru (浅間丸, Asama maru) was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). The ship was built in 1927–1929 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding...
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attack would be delivered before 16:00. Uryū ordered the cruisers Chiyoda, Takachiho, Asama and his torpedo boats to proceed up the channel with the troopships...
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of Japanese armored cruisers were still active as minelayers or training vessels. The Imperial Japanese Navy armored cruisers Asama, Izumo, Tokiwa, Iwate...
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a list of cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy built between 1885 and 1945. Note that the four Tsukuba and Ibuki class armoured cruisers were re-classed...
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ship class of four cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1930s. They were initially classified as light cruisers under the weight...
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The Takao-class cruiser (高雄型) was a class of four heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) launched between May 1930 and April 1931. All served...
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Helgason, Guðmundur (1995–2007). "Allied Warships". Uboat.net. "Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk". Cranston Fine Arts. 2001–2007. Burr, Lawrence (2006). British Battlecruisers...
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The Myōkō-class cruisers (妙高型巡洋艦, Myōkō-gata jun'yōkan) were a series of four heavy cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1920s. Three...
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HMS Liverpool (C11) (category Town-class cruisers (1936))
China Station in January 1940, the cruiser instigated a diplomatic incident with Japan when she intercepted the liner Asama Maru off the coast of Japan. Liverpool...
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Battle of Tsushima (section Cruisers)
home port of Sasebo in Nagasaki after Tōgō accepted the surrender. Cruiser Asama and then battleship Asahi had to tow Oryol, and their destination was...
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assigned to the armored cruiser Asama and sent to the United Kingdom on an official trip. After duty as chief of gunnery on Asama, he was promoted to commander...
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protected cruisers Soya and Niitaka and the armored cruiser Nisshin. After his promotion to ensign in 1910 he was assigned to cruiser Asama. After attending...
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Several Japanese ships have been named Tokiwa: Japanese cruiser Tokiwa, Asama-class cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy launched in 1898; converted...
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The four Agano-class cruisers (阿賀野型軽巡洋艦, Agano-gata keijun'yōkan) were light cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. All were named after Japanese...
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The six Nagara-class light cruisers (長良型軽巡洋艦, Nagaragata keijun'yōkan) were a class of six light cruisers built for and operated by the Imperial Japanese...
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The Sendai-class light cruisers (川内型軽巡洋艦, Sendai-gata keijun'yōkan) were a class of three warships operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The vessels...
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of Elswick, the same shipyard that had built the earlier two Asama-class armored cruisers of the "Six-Six Fleet". They were also designed by Sir Philip...
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Tone-class cruisers (利根型巡洋艦, Tone-gata jun'yōkan) were the last heavy cruisers completed for the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Tone-class cruisers were originally...
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Yūbari (夕張) was an experimental light cruiser built during the early 1920s for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) to test new concepts for reducing the...
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The Aoba-class cruisers (青葉型巡洋艦, Aoba-gata jun'yōkan) were a class of two heavy cruisers constructed for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) which saw service...
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Ōyodo (大淀) was a light cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II, and was the only ship of her class completed before the...
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The Kuma-class light cruisers (球磨型軽巡洋艦, Kuma-gata keijun'yōkan) were a class of five light cruisers built for and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy...
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The two Tenryū-class cruisers (天龍型軽巡洋艦, Tenryū-gata keijun'yōkan) were the first light cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They participated...
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mounting for Japanese cruiser Takasago commissioned 1898. A diagram of a twin 8 inch gun turret of Japanese Asama class cruiser. Right elevation diagram...
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coasts of North and Central America. The ship assisted the armored cruiser Asama in early 1915 when she struck a rock off Baja California. In 1917, Izumo...
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SMS Blücher (category Cruisers of the Imperial German Navy)
SMS Blücher was the last armored cruiser built by the German Empire. She was designed to match what German intelligence incorrectly believed to be the...
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