Nagato |
Type: |
Battleship |
Class: |
Nagato |
Builder: |
Kure Navy Yard Kure, Japan |
Pennant number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Launched: |
November 9, 1919 |
Keel Laid: |
August 28, 1917 |
Commissioned: |
November 25, 1920 |
Fate: |
Surrendered to U.S.A. as war prize Sept. 29, 1946. Used in atomic bomb tests (Operation Crossroads) at Bikini Atoll in July 1946. Survived both the Able and Baker tests. Capsized and sank July 29, 1946. |
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Page published Mar. 17, 2007 |