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==IJN Ayanami==
==IJN Ayanami==
(Namesake of Rei Ayanami)
(Namesake of Rei Ayanami)
Ayanami was the first of the Fubuki Type-II destroyers  
Ayanami was the first of the Ayanami class, or Fubuki Type-II destroyers. (To be expanded and put in layman's terms later, along with all the rest)
 
==IJN Fuyutsuki==
==IJN Fuyutsuki==
(Namesake of Kozo Fuyutsuki)
(Namesake of Kozo Fuyutsuki)

Revision as of 06:28, 1 February 2008

This is a list of the warships in the show, including those that characters in the show have been named after. Not meant to be overdone, but enough for a fan to appreciate the history behind the name and perhaps learn some more. To be provided with links to wikipedia, combinedfleet.com and other sites of interest.

Japanese Naval Vessels

IJN Aoba

(Namesake of Shigeru Aoba)

IJN Akagi

(Namesake of Ritsuko and Naoko Akagi) Akagi is one of the most famous japanese warships ever built, serving as Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's flagship during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The Aircraft Carrier Akagi was originally built as a battlecruiser, but she and her sister ship Amagi were converted to aircraft carriers following the 1923 Washington Naval Treaty, which brought restrictions upon the size and tonnage of warships in all major navies in the world.

IJN Ayanami

(Namesake of Rei Ayanami) Ayanami was the first of the Ayanami class, or Fubuki Type-II destroyers. (To be expanded and put in layman's terms later, along with all the rest)

IJN Fuyutsuki

(Namesake of Kozo Fuyutsuki)

IJN Hyuga

(Namesake of Mokoto Hyuga)

IJN Katsuragi

(Namesake of Misato Katsuragi)

IJN Kirishima

(Non-canonical Mana Kirishima)

IJN Maya

(Namesake of Maya Ibuki)

IJN Musashi

(Non-canonical Musashi Lee Strasbourg)

IJN Ibuki

(Another namesake of Maya Ibuki)

IJN Soryu

(Namesake of Asuka and Kyoko)

Other Warships

USS Langley(CV-1)

(Namesake of Asuka and her father Langley)

DKM Graf Zeppelin

(Namesake of Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu)

Warships in the show itself

USS Rammage USS Harry S. Truman CBGN Kirov USS Illinois USS Kentucky CVG Kuznetsov Oliver Hazard Perry class FFG