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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Tenryū (天龍, Heavenly Dragon) was the lead ship in the two-ship Tenryū class of light cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Tenryū was named after the...
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ship Tenryū class of light cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). She was named after the Tatsuta River in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The Tenryū class...
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name Tenryū: Japanese corvette Tenryū, a steam corvette of the Imperial Japanese Navy launched in 1883 and scrapped in 1912 Japanese cruiser Tenryū, a Tenryū-class...
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the very similar Nagara class. Despite the success of the Tenryū-class high speed light cruiser design, the Imperial Japanese Navy realized that they would...
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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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protected cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and was followed by the Tenryū class of light cruisers. The Chikuma-class protected cruisers were ordered...
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tubes: 8 × 24-inch Cruiser Division 18 Rear Admiral Mitsuharu Matsuyama in light cruiser Tenryū 2 light cruisers 1 Tenryū-class: Tenryū (damaged) Top speed:...
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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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The division was part of the 4th Fleet and consisted of the light cruisers Tenryū and Tatsuta. This article handles all Dai-Jūhachi Sentai collectively...
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Admiral Kuninori Marumo in light cruiser Tenryū Cruiser Division 18 (Rear Adm. Marumo) 2 light cruisers Both Tenryū-class: Tenryū, Tatsuta 2 seaplane tenders...
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Tatsuta: Japanese cruiser Tatsuta (1894), a cruiser launched in 1894 and scrapped in 1926 Japanese cruiser Tatsuta (1918), a Tenryū-class cruiser launched in...
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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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a stop at Sakuma Station near the namesake dam. Tenryū-class cruiser, led by Japanese cruiser Tenryū Japanese Alps "名勝 天龍峡(天竜峡)". Iida City. Retrieved...
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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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of the Tenryū-class cruisers, the demerits of the small cruiser concept became apparent. At the end of 1917, plans for an additional six Tenryū-class vessels...
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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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At Rabaul were the heavy Takao-class cruiser Chōkai (Mikawa's flagship), the light cruisers Tenryū of Cruiser Division 18 and Yūbari and the destroyer...
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cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy, named after the Kitakami River in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. After the construction of the Tenryū-class cruisers...
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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 the Tenryū-class cruiser, the demerits of the small cruiser concept became apparent. At the end of 1917, plans for an additional six Tenryū-class vessels...
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The heavy cruiser was designed for long range, high speed, and heavy calibre naval guns. The first heavy cruisers were built in 1915, although it only...
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Battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942, Cruiser Division 6, the heavy cruiser Chōkai, light cruisers Tenryū and Yūbari and destroyer Yūnagi engaged the...
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Yokosuka Naval Arsenal (section Cruisers)
Heavy cruiser Takao, Takao-class Heavy cruiser Suzuya, Mogami-class Heavy cruiser Hashidate, Matsushima-class Protected cruiser Tenryū, Tenryū-class Light...
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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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Budget to build 13 new 6000 ton cruisers between 1939 and 1945 to replace the Tenryū, Kuma, and Nagara-class cruisers. These vessels were intended to...
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sighted by the submarine USS Sculpin, which mistook Nagara for a Tenryū-class cruiser and fired two Mark 14 torpedoes; one missed and the other prematurely...
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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 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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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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