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Japanese light cruiser Yahagi lies motionless after a torpedo hit. At 12:46, during the first wave, a torpedo hit Yahagi directly in her engine room, killing the entire engineering room crew and bringing her to a complete stop. Dead in the water, Yahagi was hit by at least six more torpedoes and 12 bombs by succeeding waves of air attacks.
Yūbari (夕張) was an experimental light cruiser built during the early 1920s for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) to test new concepts for reducing the hull's weight while strengthening it. Designs pioneered on Yūbari had a major impact on future Japanese warship designs. Completed in 1923, the ship was generally used as the flagship for ...
29 October 1946; Sunk as a target ship in the Strait of Malacca after surrender to the Royal Navy. Atago. Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan. Takao -class heavy cruiser. 15,490. 30 March 1932. 23 October 1944; Sunk by USS Darter at in Palawan Passage during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Chōkai. Mitsubishi, Nagasaki.
Chōkai. Chōkai (鳥海) was a Takao -class heavy cruiser, armed with ten 20 cm (8 in) guns, four 12 cm (5 in) guns, eight tubes for the Type 93 torpedo, and assorted anti-aircraft guns. Named for Mount Chōkai, Chōkai was designed with the Imperial Japanese Navy strategy of the great "Decisive Battle" in mind, and built in 1932 by Mitsubishi ...
The Associated Press. August 16, 2024 at 11:34 AM. Mediators to the Gaza War cease-fire talks said Friday the two-day talks wrapped up and they aim to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal a deal ...
For many, the best solution is to strike a balance between saving money and paying off debt. “The choice of debt repayment or savings is not an either-or proposition,” says Greg McBride, CFA ...
Oliver Darcy, CNN. August 7, 2024 at 4:19 PM. Right-wing media figures launch flurry of attacks on Tim Walz in race to define VP candidate. The Republican Party’s media allies are yet again ...
Jabra's manufacturing plant is located in China. [8] In 2006, GN consolidated its Contact Center and Office headset division under the Jabra brand. A restructuring in 2008 established two divisions within Jabra, later named Enterprise and Consumer. This restructuring facilitated a greater focus on business-to-business and consumer markets ...