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1926

2014

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Art Siegel said:
"Myōkō (妙高?) was the lead ship of the four-member Myōkō class of heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), which were active in World War II. She was named after Mount Myōkō in Niigata Prefecture. The other ships of the class were Nachi, Ashigara, and Haguro." Launched:16 April 1927 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_My%C5%8Dk%C5%8D
Kilted Cowboy said:
that chrysanthemum bud will open when the ship is launched. All major IJN ships also had the flower logo on the bow.

Greg Bishop said:
USS Rochester (CA-124), an Oregon City-class heavy cruiser, was laid down 29 May 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass.; launched 28 August 1945 www.history.navy.mil/danfs/r8/rochester-iii.htm Complement 1,142; armament 9 8”, 12 5”, 48 40mm., 20 20mm., 4 aircraft.... The first week of June 1957 found Rochester in San Francisco, where she acted as flagship for Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz. Returning to Long Beach the June 18th, she resumed local operations her departure on 3 September 1957 for her seventh WestPac deployment. She returned to Long Beach 24 March 1958. www.history.navy.mil/danfs/r8/rochester-iii.htm