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When Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Japan in 1853, using naval pressure to open up Japan to foreign trade, Yokosuka was a quaint, native fishing village. In 1860, Lord Oguri Kozukenosuke, Minister of Finance to the Tokugawa Shogunate Government, decided that "If Japan is to assume an active role in world trade, she must have proper facilities to build and maintain large seagoing vessels."
29 October 1946; Sunk as a target ship in the Strait of Malacca after surrender to the Royal Navy. Atago. Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan. Takao -class heavy cruiser. 15,490. 30 March 1932. 23 October 1944; Sunk by USS Darter at in Palawan Passage during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Chōkai. Mitsubishi, Nagasaki.
List of active ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is a list of ships in active service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The JMSDF is one of the world's largest navies and the second largest navy in Asia in terms of fleet tonnage. [1] As of 2024, the JMSDF operates a total of 155 vessels (including minor auxiliary vessels ...
Kitakami and Ōi later converted to a torpedo cruiser under a short-lived Imperial Japanese Navy program. Kiso was also planned to be converted but no modifications took place. Nagara-class: Light cruiser: Nagara Isuzu Yura Natori Kinu Abukuma: 5,570 tonnes Yūbari-class: Light cruiser: Yūbari: 2,890 t tonnes An experimental light cruiser ...
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 Navy. The Nagara -class cruisers proved useful in combat operations ranging from the Aleutian Islands to the Indian Ocean throughout World War II. Most served as flagships for ...
The U.S. Naval Forces Japan / Navy Region Japan (CNFJ/CNRJ) is a dual-hatted command with command and control authority of all shore installations and assigned forces of the United States Navy in Japan as well as the responsibility to liaise with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). It is currently headquartered in Yokosuka, Japan ...
Battle of Leyte Gulf (1944) Myōkō (妙高) was the lead ship of the four-member Myōkō class of heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), which were active in World War II. [2] She was named after Mount Myōkō in Niigata Prefecture. The other ships of the class were Nachi, Ashigara, and Haguro.
The Tsukuba-class cruisers (筑波型 巡洋戦艦, Tsukuba-gata jun'yōsenkan) were a pair of large armored cruisers (Sōkō jun'yōkan) built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the first decade of the 20th century. Construction began during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05 and their design was influenced by the IJN's experiences ...