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  2. HMS Imperial (D09) - Wikipedia

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    The I-class ships were improved versions of the preceding H-class.They displaced 1,370 long tons (1,390 t) at standard load and 1,888 long tons (1,918 t) at deep load.The ships had an overall length of 323 feet (98.5 m), a beam of 33 feet (10.1 m) and a draught of 12 feet 6 inches (3.8 m).

  3. Type 3 Ho-Ni III - Wikipedia

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    The Type 3 gun tank Ho-Ni III (三式砲戦車 ホニIII, San-shiki hōsensha) was a tank destroyer and self-propelled artillery of Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.The Type 3 Ho-Ni III superseded the Type 1 Ho-Ni I and its variant the Type 1 Ho-Ni II in production, and gave better protection to the crew by having a completely enclosed superstructure.

  4. Kaiten - Wikipedia

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    After the destroyer arrived and began depth charging, the submarine managed to launch one of the faulty Kaiten. Although the pilot failed to hit the destroyer, his actions helped the host submarine slip away. Further ships later arrived to hunt I-36, but she managed to escape with only a minor leak in the forward torpedo room and a damaged ...

  5. Torpedo-boats of the German Navy (1871–1919) - Wikipedia

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    SMS V 99 (B 97-class destroyer) SMS G 101 (G 101-class destroyer) SMS S 113 (S 113-class destroyer) The B 97 and G 101 -class destroyers were re-armed in early 1916 by replacing the 8.8 cm guns with four 10.5 cm SK L/45 naval guns , which could fire a 17.4 kg (38 lb) shell to a distance of 9,460 metres (10,350 yd).

  6. List of destroyers of Germany - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of destroyers and large torpedo boats of Germany.In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers.

  7. Kaibōkan - Wikipedia

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    Kaibōkan (海防艦, "sea defence ship") or coastal defense ship [FN 1] was a type of naval ship used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II for escort duty and coastal defense. [1] The term escort ship was used by the United States Navy to describe this category of Japanese ships.

  8. Japanese cruiser Yahagi (1942) - Wikipedia

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    Japanese Destroyer Captain. New York & Toronto: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-1-59114-354-3. OCLC 255849609. — First-hand account of the battle by the captain of the Japanese cruiser Yahagi. Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval ...

  9. List of ship classes of World War II - Wikipedia

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    Destroyer 1941–1942 3,415 7 Type 1936A Narvik: Destroyer 1939–1940 3,605 8 Type 1936B: Destroyer 1942–1944 3,415 3 A: Destroyer Royal Navy: 1929–1930 1,350 11 A: Submarine Royal Norwegian Navy: 1914 268 3 Abdiel (a.k.a. Manxman) Minelayer Royal Navy: 1940–1944 2,650 6 Acciaio: Submarine Regia Marina: 1941 697 13 Acre: Destroyer ...