Aoba

Aoba was the lead ship in the two-vessel Aoba class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Launched in 1926 and heavily modernized in 1938-40, Aoba initially served as a patrol craft, largely along the China coast, and saw extensive service during World War II. Repeatedly heavily damaged and repaired, she was finally crippled by bombing and settled on the bottom of shallow Kure harbor in April 1945; two raids in late July reduced her to an unsalvageable hulk. During the attack on 24 July 1945, future Vice Admiral Dick H. Guinn dropped the 2,000 lb (910 kg) bomb which contributed to her sinking.

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Aoba
length 185.17 metre, mass 8800 tonne, speed 33.43 knot, speed 34 knot, beam 17.56 metre, draft 5.66 metre, 6 cannon, 
Aoba-class cruiser, heavy cruiser, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery, Imperial Japanese Navy, 

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Location: 34.2333, 132.5, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Aoba ⓘ
  1926 Aoba-class cruiser

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  Hyūga ⓘ
  Ise-class battleship

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  Ise ⓘ
  1916 Ise-class battleship

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  Izumo ⓘ
  1898 Izumo-class armoured cruiser

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  JDS Hiei ⓘ
  1973 Haruna-class destroyer

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  JDS Wakaba ⓘ
  WWII-era Japanese escort destroyer

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  Ōyodo ⓘ
  World War II cruiser

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  Tone ⓘ
  1937 Tone-class cruiser

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  Iwate ⓘ
  1900 Izumo-class armoured cruiser

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  JDS Akishio ⓘ
  1985 Yūshio-class submarine

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1927-09-20T00:00:00Z

1927-09-20T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1926-09-25T00:00:00Z

1926-09-25T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1924-01-23T00:00:00Z

1924-01-23T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1523-08-04T00:00:00Z

1523-08-19T00:00:00Z

1523 Siege of Kagamiyama Castle

1524-01-01T00:00:00Z

1541-01-01T00:00:00Z

1524 — 1541 Sieges of Satō Kanayama Castle

1554-07-14T00:00:00Z

1554-07-14T00:00:00Z

1554 Battle of Oshikibata

1555-10-26T00:00:00Z

1555-10-26T00:00:00Z

1555 Battle of Miyajima

1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

1945 Bombing of Kure

1945-03-19T00:00:00Z

1945-03-19T00:00:00Z

1945 Attack on Kure

1945-07-28T00:00:00Z

1945-07-28T00:00:00Z

1945 Bombing of Kure

1945-08-06T00:00:00Z

1945-08-06T00:00:00Z

1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima

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Frameless

巡洋艦青葉

NH 75481 Furutaka

Japanese cruiser Aoba sunk at Kure, Japan, 9 October 1945 (80-G-351754)

Nh97727

Backus, The Emperor's Cruiser Aoba

NH 90290 Aoba

NH 90289 Aoba

NH 97732 Aoba

NH 97735 Aoba

Backus, The Emperor's Cruiser Aoba

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon	1945	Little Boy	nuclear bomb, gun-type fission weapon	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1523	Siege of Kagamiyama Castle	siege, Mōri Motonari	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1524	Sieges of Satō Kanayama Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1554	Battle of Oshikibata	battle, Mōri Motonari	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1555	Battle of Miyajima	battle, Sue Harukata, Mōri Motonari	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Bombing of Kure	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Attack on Kure	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Bombing of Kure	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	atomic bombing of Hiroshima	United States, war crime, nuclear explosion, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Aoba	heavy cruiser, Aoba-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Hyūga	battleship, Ise-class battleship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Ise	Ise-class battleship, battleship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Izumo	Izumo-class armoured cruiser, armored cruiser, cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		JDS Hiei	destroyer, Haruna-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		JDS Wakaba	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Ōyodo	light cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Tone	heavy cruiser, Tone-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1901	Iwate	armored cruiser, Izumo-class armoured cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1986	JDS Akishio	historic site, preserved watercraft, Yūshio-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1948	Tsuneishi Kure Dock	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1949	Kegoya Dock	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Takagarasu Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker	1945	Ruins of the Chūgoku Regional Military Headquarters Air Defense Room	war ruin, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker	1945	underground facilities in the former Kure Naval Base	war ruin, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	military base		Kure Naval Arsenal	shipbuilding, naval arsenal	Wikidata
site	museum		Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum	peace museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1955	Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum	Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, peace museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum	peace museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Yamato Museum	naval museum, history museum, science museum, local museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	JMSDF Kure Museum	naval museum, history museum, museum	Wikidata
commons	image		巡洋艦青葉		Commons
commons	image		NH 75481 Furutaka		Commons
commons	image		Japanese cruiser Aoba sunk at Kure, Japan, 9 October 1945 (80-G-351754)		Commons
commons	image		Nh97727		Commons
commons	image		Backus, The Emperor's Cruiser Aoba		Commons
commons	image		NH 90290 Aoba		Commons
commons	image		NH 90289 Aoba		Commons
commons	image		NH 97732 Aoba		Commons
commons	image		NH 97735 Aoba		Commons
commons	image		Backus, The Emperor's Cruiser Aoba		Commons