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Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945 Jentschura Jung Mickel W/DJ
Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945 by Hansgeorg Jentschura, Dieter Jung, Peter Mickel
Hard Cover w/ dust jacket
284 pages
Copyright 1992
CONTENTS
Explanatory Notes10
1. Ironclads, Battleships and Battlecruisers12
2. Aircraft Carriers and Aviation Transports40 Escort Carriers, 58Seaplane Carriers, 62 Army Aircraft Transports with Flight decks, 61 Seaplane Tenders, 67, Merchant Aircraft Carriers, 62 Aircraft Salvage Vessels, 69 Aircraft Transports, 71
3. Armoured Cruisers71
4. Heavy Cruisers79
5. Cruising Ships, 1857-190088
6. Protected Cruisers95
7. Light Cruisers104
8. Gunboats113
Merchant Ships used as Gunboats, 123
9. Torpedo Boats and Destroyers124
Torpedo Boats, 124Destroyers, 130
10. Motor Torpedo Boats and Motor Gunboats154
Motor Torpedo Boats, 154
Motor Gunboats, 158
11. Submarines160
Midget Submarines, 183
12. Escort and Patrol Vessels186
13. Minelayers197
Auxiliary Minelayers, 204, Cable Ships, 205, Netlayers, 206
14. Minesweepers207
Merchant Ships used as Minesweepers, 211
15. Submarine Chasers214
16. Landing Ships and Landing Craft226
17. Armed Merchant Cruisers234
18. Submarine Depot Ships236
Auxiliary Submarine Depot Ships, 239 Torpedo Recovery Vessels, 240
19. Repair Ships240
20. Ammunition Ships243
21. Transports244
22. Supply Ships and Colliers247
23. Oilers249
Merchant Ships used as Fleet Tankers, 252
24. Standard Merchant Ships255
25. Hospital Ships262
26. Survey Vessels263
27. Research Ships and Icebreakers264
28. Tugs266
29. Utility Vessels269
30. Training Ships270
31. Target Ships271
32. Miscellaneous Assault Craft272
33. Royal Yacht273
34. List of Miscellaneous Mercantile Auxiliary Vessels274
Index281
ON THE BACK COVER
A fully-illustrated encyclopedia of the fighting ships that served in the Imperial Navy, from the birth of modern Japan to the end of the Second World War, including details of ironclads, battleships, battlecruisers, aircraft carriers, aviation transports, cruisers (heavy, protected and light), gunboats, torpedo-boats, destroyers, submarines, escort and patrol vessels, minelayers, minesweepers, submarine chasers, landing ships and craft, armed merchant cruisers, submarine depot ships, repair ships, ammunition ships, transports, colliers, oilers, standard merchant ships, hospital ships, survey and research ships, icebreakers, tugs, pilot vessels, training ships, target ships, and assault craft.
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