file created: 12/07/02 00:46:37 , last update: 05/24/02
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BB Jamashiro
Imperial Japanese Navy battleship
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fuso 1913/11/20
Jokosuka Kaigun Kosho
1915/11/03 1917/03/31 1944/10/25
sunk
Namesake: A province, contains Kyoto
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     1stFlt/BatDiv2    
41/12/07 41/12/13   MainFor sail from Hashiradzima to Bonins and back   99 
41/12/08     MainFor/BatDiv2    
42/04/18 42/04/22   BatDiv2 departed Hashirajima to search TF 16 after Doolittle's raid, then return back   99 
42/05/05     BatDiv2 exercises off Iyo Nada   99 
42/05/25 42/06/11   AA1/AleCovFor/BatDiv2 xMidway  
42/06/14 42/06/22   BatDiv2 Jokosuka   99 
42/07/14     1stFlt/BatDiv2 IJN reorganization   92 
42/12       Inland Sea - exercises with Zuikaku, Fuso and Musashi   99 
43/10/15 43/10/20     troop transport run from Saeki to Truk   99 
43/10/31 43/11/06     sail from Truk to Kure   99 
44/08/12 44/08/13     sail from Jokosuka to Kure   99 
44/09/10     2ndFlt/BatDiv2 Hashiradzima   99 
44/09/22 44/10/04   2ndFlt/BatDiv2 sail from Kure to Lingga escorted by DesDiv17   99 
44/10/18     SouthFor/BatDiv2/FF,DF xLeyte   99 
44/10/25     SouthFor/BatDiv2/FF,DF xSuriga-sunk(US BB + Killen) (10-25N, 125-20E)   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 10-25N, 125-20E
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