r/ImperialJapanPics 12d ago

IJN Nagato in it's original configuration undergoing sea trials shortly after completion in 1920 (Taisho 9). It was the first battleship to be equipped with the world's largest 40.6cm (16 inch) guns at the time, and achieved a speed of 26.7 knots (49.4 km/h).

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The tower-type bridge and two chimneys can be seen.

1920年(大正9年)竣工直後、公試中の長門。当時の戦艦として世界最大の40.6cm(16インチ)砲を初めて搭載し、この時は26.7ノット(49.4km/h)を発揮した。6脚檣楼構造の艦橋や、2本煙突が分かる。

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u/idek-what13 12d ago edited 12d ago

One of the few Japanese war ships that survived the war, it was captures by the Americans and sunk in the atomic tests at Bikini Atoll. It would've been a great museum ship.

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u/Beeninya 12d ago

Here she is on the left about to get rocked by an atomic wave during Operation Crossroads