Ship Details

Rig

Myoko-class Heavy Cruiser

Built

1929

Built In

Tonnage

13300

Demise

Sunk by Royal Navy Destroyers in Strait of Malacca on 16/5/1945;

Description

Haguro (羽黒) was a Myōkō-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, named after Mount Haguro in Yamagata Prefecture. Commissioned in 1929, Haguro saw significant service during World War II, participating in nine naval engagements. She was sunk in 1945 during a fight with Royal Navy destroyers, one of the last major Japanese warships to be sunk in open waters during World War II.

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