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Japanese destroyer Akatsuki

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Three destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy have been named Akatsuki (暁, ”dawn” or "daybreak"):

  • Japanese destroyer Akatsuki (1901), lead ship of the Akatsuki-class destroyer (1901) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War
  • Japanese destroyer Akatsuki (1905), lead ship of the Yamabiko-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War, formerly Russian destroyer Reshitelny
  • Japanese destroyer Akatsuki (1932), a Fubuki-class destroyer or lead ship of the Akatsuki-class destroyer (1931) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II

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    Japanese destroyer Akatsuki Wikipedia
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