Nagato (Japanese: 長門, named 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 Nagato-class battleships (長門型戦艦, Nagato-gata senkan) were a pair of dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) towards the end of World War I, although they were not completed until after the war.

Mar 7, 2023 · The design history of the Japanese Nagato class battleships, the world’s first and then fastest 16″/410mm gun armed battleships is long and only partially documented. The commonly held statement that the Nagato class is the first indeginiously designed Japanese Battleship or the first Battleship entirely designed by Yuzuru Hiraga is inaccurate.

Feb 5, 2010 · NAGATO is joined by the American target battleships ARKANSAS (BB-33), NEW YORK (BB-34), NEVADA (BB-36), PENNSYLVANIA (BB-38) and other ships. NAGATO is moored 400 yards to the starboard of NEVADA, the target ship for the test.

Aug 3, 2023 · The Nagato-class battleship was often regarded as a symbol of Japan’s expanding naval might during the early 20th century. One of the distinguishing features of the Nagato was its main battery of eight 16.1-inch guns in four twin turrets.

Nagato and Mutsu should become the first Japanese battleships not only built, but also completely designed in Japan. 410mm guns have been developed in Japan in 1914 in reply to occurrence of RN 381mm guns, and also taking into account hearings about works in the USA with heavier guns.

The Nagato was the first Japanese battleship to be designed domestically, as well as the first battleship built with 16 inch guns. She was designed by Captain Hiraga Yuzuru of the Imperial Navy...

From February 6th through May 11th, 1946, I was one of about 180 U.S. Navy personnel assigned to ready the Japanese battleship "Nagato" for her last trip to Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands for use in the atomic bomb tests known as "Operation Crossroads."

Built by Kure Naval Arsenal at Kure. Laid down August 28, 1917 as the lead ship of the Nagato-class. Launched November 9, 1919. Completed November 15, 1920. Commissioned November 25, 1920 into the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Nagato named after Nagato Prefecture in …

Nagato remained in the Inland Sea with the Main Force until the summer of 1943 when, on 15 June, she was assigned to the Battleship Force and sailed from Yashima two days later for Truk, where she arrived on the 23rd.