Tag: 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 Battleship Settsu
Japanese Battleship Settsu Settsu was a Kawachi-class battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Launched on 30 March 1911, she was completed on 1 July 1912. During the First World War, Settsu and her sister Kawachi bombarded German positions at Qingdao during the siege of Qingdao in 1914, but saw no other combat. After World… Read more
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HMS Pursuer Royal Navy Escort Carrier
HMS Pursuer D73 HMS Pursuer was an Attacker-class escort carrier of the Royal Navy in World War Two. Built in the US in 1942, she was transferred and commissioned into the Royal Navy in July 1943. Although used primarily as a convoy escort on 3 April 1944, she provided fighter support for an air strike… Read more