Tag: battleship
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Japanese Battleship Mutsu
Japanese Battleship Mutsu Launched on 31 May 1930, Mutsu was the second of the two ship Nagato-class battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Commissioned on 24 October 1921, and was assigned to the 1st Battleship Division in December of that year. During World War Two, Mutsu saw little action being in the main body Read more
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Japanese Battleship Yamashiro
Japanese Battleship Yamashiro Yamashiro was a Fusō-class dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Launched on 3 November 1915, she was completed on 31 March 1917. Due to her age, Yamashiro played supporting roles in the early part of World War Two. At the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Yamashiro was part of Vice-Admiral Shōji Read more
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Japanese Battleship Fusō
Japanese Battleship Fusō Launched in 1914 and commissioned in 1915, Fuso was the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Fuso played no part in World War One, instead patrolling the coast off China. She underwent extensive rebuilds from 1930–1935 and 1937–1941 with improvements to her armor and Read more