Japanese cruiser Ashigara photograph

Japanese Cruiser Ashigara

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Length204 m
Construction startedApril 11, 1925
LaunchedApril 22, 1928
Beam21 m
BuilderKawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
Operations Pacific War
Philippines campaign
Battle of the Java Sea
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1063526
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About Japanese Cruiser Ashigara


Ashigara was the final vessel of the four-member Myōkō class of heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which were active in World War II. The other ships of the class were Nachi, Myōkō, and Haguro. Ashigara was named after Mount Ashigara on the border of Kanagawa and Shizuoka Prefectures.

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