Japanese Cruiser Ashigara
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| Length | 204 m |
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| Construction started | April 11, 1925 |
| Launched | April 22, 1928 |
| Beam | 21 m |
| Builder | Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Operations | Pacific War |
| Philippines campaign | |
| Battle of the Java Sea | |
| Battle of Leyte Gulf | |
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| ID | 1063526 |
About Japanese Cruiser Ashigara
Ashigara 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. The other ships of the class were Nachi, Myōkō, and Haguro. Ashigara was named after Mount Ashigara on the border of Kanagawa and Shizuoka Prefectures.
