Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō

Hōshō was the world’s first commissioned ship that was built as an aircraft carrier. Commissioned in 1922, the ship was ...
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Japanese aircraft carrier Jun’yō

Jun’yō was a Hiyō-class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was laid down as the passenger liner Kashiwara ...
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Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga

Kaga was built in 1921 as a Tosa-class battleship. She was converted to an aircraft carrier under the terms of ...
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Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō

Ryūjô was a light aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the early 1930s. She was built to ...
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Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano

Shinano was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Laid down in May 1940 ...
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Japanese battleship Asahi

Asahi: Japan’s Mighty Battleship in the Early 20th Century Imagine a time when battleships were the ultimate symbol of naval ...
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Japanese battleship Fusō

Fusō was the lead ship of the two Fusō-class dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Launched in 1914 ...
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Japanese battleship Haruna

Haruna: A Legendary Battleship of Imperial Japan Imagine a warship that could have been straight out of a steampunk novel, ...
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Japanese battleship Hyūga

Hyūga was the second and last Ise-class battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1910s. Although completed in ...
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Japanese battleship Ise

Discovering the Legacy of Ise: A Japanese Dreadnought Battleship Imagine a ship that once dominated the seas, now reduced to ...
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