Japanese battleship Nagato
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Nagato was a super-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Completed in 1920 as the lead ship of her class, she carried supplies for the survivors of the Great Kantō earthquake in
Nagato on her sea trials, 30 September 1920
Nagato and her crew in 1937 on the recently installed pagoda mast
Nagato at anchor in Yokosuka, October 1927
Nagato firing her main armament, 1936
Nagato-class battleship
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The Nagato-class battleships were a pair of dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy towards the end of World War I, although they were not completed until after the war. The last
Japanese battleship Nagato
…after the ancient Nagato Province) was a super-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). Completed in 1920 as the lead ship of her class, she carried supplies for the survivors of the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923. The ship was modernized in 1934–1936 with improvements to her armor and…
Nagato at sea
Office of Naval Intelligence recognition drawing of the Nagato class
A 41 cm 3rd Year Type gun from Mutsu on display at the Yamato Museum in Kure, Japan
A twin 127 mm gun mount aboard Nagato