Category: Imperial Japanese Navy
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Japanese Heavy Cruiser Kako
Japanese Heavy Cruiser Kako The Japanese heavy cruiser Kako was one of the earliest heavy cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty. She was the second vessel of the Furutaka class, which represented Japan’s first generation of treaty-compliant heavy cruisers designed to combine strong armament with high… Read more
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Japanese Light Cruiser Ōyodo
Japanese Light Cruiser Ōyodo Ōyodo was the last light cruiser completed for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War, representing an unusual departure from earlier Japanese cruiser practice. Rather than serving mainly as a destroyer flotilla leader or torpedo-armed night-fighting ship, she was designed as a command cruiser for submarine operations. Japanese planners… Read more
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Japanese Light Cruiser Sakawa
Japanese Light Cruiser Sakawa The Imperial Japanese Navy light cruiser Sakawa was the fourth and final unit of the Agano-class, a group of fast light cruisers intended to act as flotilla flagships for destroyer squadrons during the Second World War. Conceived in the late 1930s, the class reflected Japanese naval doctrine that emphasised speed, long… Read more