Japanese cruiser Nachi
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Nachi was the second vessel completed 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 Myōkō, Ashiga
Nachi at speed
Nachi photographed soon after her full-power trials in November 1928
Nachi, Haguro, Myōkō, and Ashigara anchored in Beppu, 1930
Nachi under attack by USN aircraft, 5 November 1944
Myōkō-class cruiser
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The Myōkō-class cruisers were a series of four heavy cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1920s. Three were lost during World War II.
Japanese cruiser Nachi
…Nachi (那智) was the second vessel completed of the four-member Myōkō class of heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), which were active in World War II. The other ships of the class were Myōkō, Ashigara, and Haguro…
Myōkō on sea trials following her second modernization, November 1941
United States Navy recognition drawings of the Myōkō-class cruiser Nachi
Myōkō at anchor, 1931.