Sakawa

Sakawa (酒匂) was the last of four Agano-class light cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Fuel shortages crippled the IJN's operations by the time the ship was completed in late 1944 and she never left Japanese waters. After the war, Sakawa was used to ferry Japanese troops home until she was selected in early 1946 to be expended for nuclear weapon tests during Operation Crossroads. The ship was used as a target during the first bomb test on 1 July and sank the following day.

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Sakawa
length 174.51 metre, draft 5.64 metre, beam 15.19 metre, speed 35.1 knot, 
Agano-class cruiser, light cruiser, Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Imperial Japanese Navy, 

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Location: 11.5833, 165.3833, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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  Sakawa ⓘ
  1944 Agano-class cruiser

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  USS Anderson ⓘ
  1939 Sims-class destroyer

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  USS Saratoga ⓘ
  1925 Lexington-class aircraft carrier

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keel laying

1944-04-09T00:00:00Z

1944-04-09T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

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Frameless

Japanese cruiser Sakawa

Japanese cruiser Sakawa postwar

80-G-702729 (42408921372)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		Sakawa	light cruiser, Agano-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Anderson	Sims-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Saratoga	Lexington-class aircraft carrier, battlecruiser, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
commons	image		Japanese cruiser Sakawa		Commons
commons	image		Japanese cruiser Sakawa postwar		Commons
commons	image		80-G-702729 (42408921372)		Commons