file created: 12/07/02 00:12:07 , last update: 05/27/02
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CA Ashigara
Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Mjoko 1925/04/11
Kure Kaigun Kosho
1928/04/22 1929/08/20 1945/06/08
sunk
Namesake: mountain
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/10     SoExpFor/NoPhilGrp/SupGrp/CruDiv16 attacked by B-17 N of Luzon  
41/12/22       land Lingayen Gulf  
41/12/24 42/01/06     sail from Formosa to Davao   99 
42/01/19 42/01/26     Davao   99 
44/06/19 44/06/21     sail from Ominato to Kure   99 
44/07/31 44/08/02     sail from Ominato to Kure   99 
44/10/14 44/10/28   StrFor2/CruDiv21 xLeyte   99 
44/10/25     StrFor2/CruDiv21 xSuriga  
44/11/ ? 44/11/13     Manila Bay   99 
44/11/13       departed Manila to Brunei avoiding TF 38 strikes   99 
44/11/17 44/11/22   StrFor2/FF sail from Brunei to Pratas Is. > Lingga Roads   99 
44/12/12 44/12/14     sail from Lingga Roads to Cam Ranh Bay   99 
44/12/24 44/12/26 Rei-Go StrFor2 San Jose, Mindoro Bombardement  
44/12/26     StrFor2 damaged by USAF/USN aircraft   85 
44/12/30 45/01/01     sail from Cam Ranh Bay to Singapore   99 
45/01/01 45/0??     Singapore - repairs   99 
45/04/22       damaged (O-19) 30 nm N of Batavia (05-37S, 106-55E)   81  85 
45/06/04 45/06/05     sail from Singapore to Batavia   99 
45/06/07 45/06/08     sail from Batavia to Singapore   99 
45/06/08       sunk(Trenchant) 14 nm WSW of Muntok, N entrance to Bangka Strait (02-00S, 104-56E)   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 02-00S, 104-56E
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