IJN Ships -- Some Less Well-Known Photos

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Two detail photos of TONE, one of many pic shy IJN warships....... :( DFO
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Part of the 2nd Special Squadron, Japanese Destroyers pictured at Marseilles in 1917.... In accordance with the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, the fleet helped defend Allied shipping in the Mediterranean theater of operations of World War I. The squadron was headed by the Suma Class Cruiser Akashi, while also including the 10th (Ume, Kusunoki, Kaede, Katsura) and 11th (Kashiwa, Matsu, Sugi, and Sakaki) Destroyer Flotillas, consisting of 4 Kaba Class Destroyers each. The 11th Flotilla departed Japan on February 18th 1917, joining the rest of the squadron in Singapore on March 5th, where Admiral Kōzō Satō assumed command. The squadron sailed through Colombo, Aden and Port Said, arriving at Malta on April 16th. The arrival of the squadron coincided with the peak of the unrestricted Submarine warfare practiced by the Central Powers. The Japanese were tasked with escorting Troopships heading from Malta to Salonica and from Alexandria to Taranto and Marseille.
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Transport Freighter Soya pictured in Tokyo Bay on June 4th 1940, post her Ammunition Ship conversion at Ishikawajima Shipyards. History....September 1936:
Koyagi Island, Nagasaki. Matsuo Shipyard receives an order for construction of three ice-resistant freighters from the Soviet trade representation as payment for the purchase of the north Southern Manchuria Railway.
31 October 1936:
Koyagi. Laid down at the newly renamed Kawaminami Shipyard.
16 February 1938:
Launched as the Soviet Volochaevets, but because of increased tensions between Japan and the Soviet Union, the contract is later canceled midway into construction.
10 June 1938:
Completed as a civilian ice-breaking cargo freighter for the Tatsunan Kisen Co. and renamed CHIRYO MARU.
July 1939:
CHIRYO MARU is chartered by the Kuribayasi Steam Ship Co. and visits Otaru.
November 1939:
The IJN requisitions CHIRYO MARU from her owners.
20 February 1940:
Renamed Soya and rated an Auxiliary Ammunition Ship/Survey Vessel.
4 June 1940:
Tokyo. Ishikawajima Shipyards. Completes remodeling construction as an Ammunition Ship. Soya is also equipped to function as a Survey Ship. Fitted with an 80-mm gun in the bow and a Type 96 25mm AA gun in the stern. Cdr Yamada is the Commanding Officer.
15 September 1940:
Registered in the Yokosuka Naval District...Soya survived the war.
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Seaplane Carrier Mizuho pictured off Tateyama on June 3rd 1940...She was built at Kawasaki Shipbuilding Shipyards Kobe, and was completed in February 1939. Mizuho was built to a similar design as Seaplane Carrier Chitose, but with slightly less powerful diesel engines instead of Chitose's turbines.She carried 24 seaplanes, and was equipped to carry twelve miniature Submarines, although she could not carry full loads of both at one time. Mizuho participated in invasion support for much of her career; her first mission was with the Fourth Surprise Attack Force. On March 1st 1942, planes from Mizuho and Chitose damaged Destroyer USS Pope, which was later sunk by aircraft from the Aircraft Carrier Ryūjō and gunfire from the Heavy Cruisers Ashigara and Myōkō. Gato Class Submarine USS Drum torpedoed Mizuho at 23:03 hours on May 1st 1942, 40 nautical miles off Omaezaki. She capsized and sank at 04:16 hours on May 2nd 1942 with the loss of 101 lives. There were 472 survivors.
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Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Asahi pictured at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on June 5th 1906.
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From Nov., 1941: FURATAKA and KINUGASA.......showing some speed! ;) DFO
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Japan's first dreadnought the KAWACHI fitting out in 1911. ;) DFO
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W-13 Class Minesweeper No 13 pictured at Kure Naval Arsenal on June 13th 1940...She was laid down at Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka on December 22nd 1931, launched on March 30th 1933 and completed on August 31st 1933. She was sunk by bombardment from a Dutch artillery battery at Tarakan Island on January 12th 1942...*Note January 12th 1942:
Karungan, Borneo. Rear Admiral Hirose’s forces are warned that the Dutch coastal artillery battery at the south end of the island may not be aware of the Dutch offer to surrender. Hirose’s force is cautioned that 'it would be dangerous to proceed to the Tarakan pier', but the warning is ignored. Six minesweepers enter the bay and are fired on by the Dutch battery. Lt Miyake Tadayoshi's W-13 and Lt Yoshimoto Yoshikuni's W-14 are hit by 4.7 inch shells and sink with most of their crews. In reprisal, the Japanese execute 219 men of the gun crews.
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KINU in 1931 with a experimental catapult in front of her bridge......... ;) DFO
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Launch day for Repair Ship Akashi at Sasebo Naval Arsenal on June 29th 1938...She was the only specifically designed Repair Ship operated by the IJN. The navy based her design on the US Navy's USS Medusa...In 1937 the IJN had converted the old Battleship Asahi to serve as a Repair Ship. After the conversion of Asahi, a decision was made to build a dedicated Repair Ship with better capabilities for that task. The IJN planned for her to carry out 40% of the repairs needed by the Combined Fleet (needing approximately 140,000-man-hours). Therefore, she was equipped with the latest machine tools imported from Germany...During the war Akashi operated out of the Japanese base at Truk Atoll where she repaired various types of battle-damaged Japanese warships, including Shōkaku in October 1942 and Yamato in December 1943. In February 1944 the Americans made a raid on Truk (Operation Hailstone), sinking and damaging many ships. Akashi was damaged in these attacks and escaped to the Japanese atoll of Palau...On March 30th 1944, while anchored off Urukthapel in the Palau Islands, Akashi was hit numerous times by bombs and rockets from American aircraft from Task Group 58, during Operation Desecrate One. She was sunk in shallow water with her bridge still remaining above the water.
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