IJN Myōkō was a genuinely imposing heavy cruiser, but she had been crippled during the Battle of Leyte Gulf and sent to Japan for repairs. Even so, she was so damaged that she could not make the ...

Yukikaze, the legendary Kagerō-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, earned her reputation as the “Blessed Ship” by surviving nearly every major Pacific battle, including Midway, Santa Cruz, ...