Ian Edward Fraser
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Ian Edward Fraser, was an English diving pioneer, sailor and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth f
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Takao was the lead vessel in the Takao-class heavy cruisers, active in World War II with the Imperial Japanese Navy. These were the largest cruisers in the Japanese fleet, and were intended to form th
Ian Edward Fraser
…the Straits of Johor between Singapore and Malaya, Lieutenant Fraser, in command of an improved X-boat, HMS XE-3, attacked the Japanese heavy cruiser Takao, after making a long and hazardous journey through mined waters. Fraser slid the submarine under the Takao, which lay over a depression in the sea bed…
Takao on seal trials, 14 July 1939
The bridge of Takao the year she was commissioned, 1932
Takao on a trial run at full speed off Tateyama, mouth of Tokyo Bay, 1 July 1932
Takao-class cruisers of Sentai-4 underway, during a training exercise in August 1933. From left to right: Takao, Atago and Chōkai.