Japanese cruiser Ashigara
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For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Ashigara.
Ashigara (足柄) 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.[2] The other ships of the class were Nachi, Myōkō, and Haguro.[3] Ashigara was named after Mount Ashigara on the border of Kanagawa and Shizuoka Prefectures.
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Heavy cruiser Ashigara photographed visiting a port in Germany, 1937 | |
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Name | Ashigara |
Namesake | Mount Ashigara |
Ordered | 1924 |
Builder | Kawasaki Shipyards, Kobe, Japan |
Laid down | 11 April 1925 |
Launched | 22 April 1928 |
Commissioned | 20 August 1929 |
Fate | Sunk by HMS Trenchant in Bangka Strait, 8 June 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Myōkō-class cruiser |
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Length | 203.76 m (668 ft 6 in) |
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Range | 7,000 nmi (13,000 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement | 920–970 |
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Aircraft carried | 3 |
Aviation facilities | 1x aircraft catapult |
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Part of: | Imperial Japanese Navy |
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