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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · Nov 21

Historical posts focused on the #大日本帝國海軍 or Imperial Japanese Navy, its life and times, people and places will be published here. For inquiries, cross-posts and points of interest please send a DM. Always happy to work with another historian! #NavalHistory #IJN #ImperialJapaneseNavy #Navy #History

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メリーバード @aogumi767.bsky.social · May 25

この度配備された

新鋭艦

によどがいた🥰

よろしくぅ😄

#青空写真部
#イマソラ
#呉市
#海上自衛隊
#もがみ
#によど

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 25

Still got an eye on us though don't ya

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 25

@jonboltonsmustache.bsky.social this wasn't us FYI

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 25

Ijūin's operational CO tours included seven destroyers, the light cruiser #Naka and heavy cruiser #Atago, and the battleship #Kongo. The flotilla he was responsible for in May 1944 did in fact make it to Singapore; only the Iki was sunk. #NavalHistory #ImperialJapaneseNavy #IJN 3/3

Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 25

Ijūin was a graduate of the 43rd class of the Naval Academy, finishing #92 out of 95. Only six others of that class attained the rank of Vice Admiral. In January 1921 he inherited his family's title as Baron; in death this passed this to his grandson before the aristocracy was outlawed in 1947. 2/3

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 25

#OTD May 24 1944 Rear Admiral Ijūin Matsuji 伊集院松治 was killed in action when his ship, the patrol boat Iki, was torpedoed by USS Raton 150 miles west of #Borneo. #Ijūin was CO of an escort flotilla carrying #IJA troops to #Singapore from #Manila, he was posthumously promoted to Vice-Admiral. 1/3

Rear Admiral 伊集院松治, Ijūin Matsuji before his death and posthumous Promotion

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 20

Good-looking model of #IJN #Fuso

PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · May 18

Visited the Maritime Museum of San Doego today, we had an absolute blast. Incredible scale models, the USS Dolphin, HMS Surprise, and SS Star of India are all well worth your time! Will be adding a #SanDiego page to #PacificHistoryGuide soon!

Scale model of IJN Fuso; lost at the battle of Surigao Strait in 1944.

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · May 19

Today’s bit is up and it’s disaster in the Philippines in 1942.

Find out what happened when Japan blazed a trail across the Pacific…

And left complete carnage in their wake, as well as igniting one hell of a grudge in General MacArthur

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ARTICLE: The Fall of the Philippines, 1942

By the middle of 1941, all across Southeast Asia, people were preparing for the possibility of war with Japan.

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 17

Discovered this while doing some reading on the 'hell ships' of the Second World War. Four men who survived the Bataan Death march and the sinking of the Arisan Maru. #NavalHistory #ImperialJapaneseNavy

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A double dose of hell: The Bataan Death March and what came next | CNN

On the grounds of an elementary school in a small Philippine village, the fuse was lit on one of the worst war crimes of the 20th century while at the same time setting in motion one of the greatest s...

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Shoji YAMADA @yamadashoji.bsky.social · May 14

Request for Overseas Access to the National Diet Library’s “Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Individuals” 国立国会図書館「個人向けデジタル化資料送信サービス（個人送信）」の海外への開放を求める要望 eajs.eu/%e5%9b%bd%e7...

国立国会図書館「個人向けデジタル化資料送信サービス（個人送信）」の海外への開放を求める要望 - EAJS

-- For English version, please see below 私たちヨーロッパ日本研究協会（European Association for Japanese Studies, EAJS）には、欧州・北米・日本の研究者を中心に約930名が加入しており、日本研究に特化した国際学会としては世界最大の規模を有しています。私たちは、国立国会図書館が提供する「個人向けデジタル化資料送信サ...

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 16

#Japan #Navy #History

John Bolton's Mustache @jonboltonsmustache.bsky.social · May 16

History, Politics, Spite
OR
Bit of everything

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Densho @denshoproject.bsky.social · May 15

Katsugo “Kats” Miho was born #OTD in Kahului, Hawaiʻi in 1922. In this clip, he recalls being discharged from the Hawaii Territorial Guard solely because of his Japanese ancestry. Kats later enlisted in the 442nd RCT and participated in the liberation of Dachau.

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 15

Thanks so much Hush!

Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 15

Just to add: some naval historians and databases have Inazuma as the last of four Akatsuki-class ships; these were somewhat different from the Fubuki-class and can be considered a sub-class. I defer to the experts here. @hush-ndb.bsky.social

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 15

It seems that Inazuma liked to play bumper boats; there’s two collisions in her TROM. Bonefish sighted her in the early morning escorting a tanker in the #CelebesSea and fired 5 torpedoes, one of which hit the port side. 160 men went down with her. The wreck has not been found. #Navalhistory 3/3

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 15

#Inazuma has a colorful history befitting one of Japan’s destroyers. She is credited with rescuing some 400 sailors from #HMSExeter and 100 from #USSPope during the second battle of the #Java Sea. At the second battle for #Guadalcanal she fought aggressively, helping sink four American ships. 2/3

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 15

Today is #WarshipWednesday! #IJN Inazuma #電 was the last of 24 Fubuki-class destroyers built during the #inter-war period, and the last of four built at the #Fujinagata Shipyard in #Osaka. Laid down in March 1930, she was sunk on this day 14 May 1944 by #USSBonefish. 1/3

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 14

Some really good databases on this list that I use frequently for my own research.

PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · May 14

Are you familiar with the resources section of #PacificHistoryGuide? We've got museums, online collections, databases, and more! Check it out here: www.pacifichistoryguide.com/resources

Resources | PacificHistoryGuide

Here follows a list, in no particular order, of databases, museums, collections, articles, and other items of interest that we have used in our research.

www.pacifichistoryguide.com

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 14

#OTD May 13 1905 the second of 32 #Kamikaze-class destroyers #Hatsushimo #初霜 was launched at #Yokosuka Naval Arsenal. The ship served throughout the #FirstWorldWar. Reclassified as a minesweeper in 1924, she was decommissioned in 1928. A second ship of the name was built in 1931. #NavalHistory #IJN

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 11

#Maizuru Naval Arsenal was a key piece of #IJN infrastructure throughout its existence. A trip to see the historic sites in this city is never wasted. Totally recommend beating the crowds in #Kyoto City and heading to the coast to see for yourself!

PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · May 10

Happy Saturday everyone! This week's blog post is about historic #Maizuru, #Japan. Millions of tourists flood #Kyoto every year, but few head to the Sea of Japan side of the prefecture to explore this beautiful navy town. Check it out!

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Historic Maizuru - Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Greetings all, I'm back with another blog post on historic Japan, another step in my mission to connect you with history, where you are. Maizuru city in Kyoto Prefecture is one of the smaller Navy tow...

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 11

Good stuff here.

PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · May 11

#PacificHistoryGuide is on Reddit! Looking forward to helping folks get connected to history, where they are!

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PacificHistoryGuide

The official page of PacificHistoryGuide.com - - dedicated to providing military members, veterans, and their families with historical insights into their duty stations, TAD locations, and ports of ca...

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · May 7

Late post but today we must pause and remember the fall of Corregidor, #OTD May 6 1942. A must-see for any visitor to the #Philippines. Read about it at the #PacificHistoryGuide blog!

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On this day May 6, 1942: The fall of Corregidor

Good evening everybody, I'm back today with a short post on an auspicious event in Second World War history: the fall of Corregidor. Corregidor Island lies at the entrance to Manila Bay on the Philipp...

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · May 4

I had forgotten about Manju and Kanju.
Thanks for reminding me.

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Manju
不明 - Japanese magazine "Ships of the world - Ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy", p22., パブリック・ドメイン, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6557872による

Kanju
不明 - Japanese magazine "Ships of the world - Ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy", p22., パブリック・ドメイン, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6557872による

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · May 4

Ironbottom Sound is one of nearly 3,000 locations located on the #PacificHistoryGuide google maps! Check it out here:

Pacific History Guide Official:
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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · May 4

#IJN #Kirishima was sunk on the 15th November 1942 by USS Washington #BB56 at #Guadalcanal. She is one of the many wrecks in #IronbottomSound. Robert Ballard found her in 1992. #NavalHistory

JR1SSP @jr1ssp.bsky.social · May 4

IJN Battlecruiser Kirishima
Date: May 4, 1921
Location: Sasebo Arsenal
Photo:
Situation: Under dock maintenance

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