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Japanese Ship Momi
Several ships have been named : * , lead ship of her class ** , a class of destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender ... * , a submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy, code-named ''Momi'' * , a of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II * JDS ''Momi'' (PF-284), a ''Kusu''-class patrol frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, formerly USS ''Poughkeepsie'' (PF-26) See also * Momi (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Momi Imperial Japanese Navy ship names Japanese Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abies Firma
''Abies firma'', the momi fir, is a species of fir native to central and southern Japan, growing at low to moderate altitudes of 50–1600 m. ''Abies firma'' is a medium-sized to large evergreen coniferous tree growing to tall and in trunk diameter, with a broad conical crown of straight branches rising at an angle of about 20° above horizontal. The bark is scaly grey-brown, with resin blisters on young trees. The shoots are grooved, buff to grey-brown, glabrous or finely pubescent. The leaves ("needles") are flattened, long and broad, spread at nearly right angles from the shoot; the apex is sharp, bifid (double-pointed) on the leaves of young trees, single-pointed on mature trees. They are bright green above, and greyish-green below with two broad stomatal bands. The cones are long by wide, green maturing yellow-brown, tapering to a broad bluntly rounded apex. The scale bracts are exserted , triangular. The seeds are long with a wedge-shaped wing long, are released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender in World War II. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) was formed between 1952–1954 after the dissolution of the IJN. The Imperial Japanese Navy was the third largest navy in the world by 1920, behind the Royal Navy and the United States Navy (USN). It was supported by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service for aircraft and airstrike operation from the fleet. It was the primary opponent of the Western Allies in the Pacific War. The origins of the Imperial Japanese Navy go back to early interactions with nations on the Asian continent, beginning in the early medieval period and reaching a peak of activity during the 16th and 17th centuries at a time of cultural exchange with European powers during the Age of Discovery. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Poughkeepsie (PF-26)
USS ''Poughkeepsie'' (PF-26), a in commission from 1944 to 1945, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Poughkeepsie, New York. She later served in the Soviet Navy as ''EK-27'' and in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as JDS ''Momi'' (PF-4), JDS ''Momi'' (PF-284), and as ''YAC-13''. Construction and commissioning Originally classified as a patrol gunboat, PG-134, ''Poughkeepsie'' was reclassified as a patrol frigate, PF-26, on 15 April 1943. She was laid down for the Maritime Commission on 3 June 1943, by the Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company, Inc., in Superior, Wisconsin, and launched on 12 August 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Frank M. Doran. The ship was transferred to the US Navy and ' commissioned on 6 September 1944. Service history U.S. Navy, World War II, 1944-1945 After shakedown off Bermuda, ''Poughkeepsie'' called at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for post-shakedown repairs from 29 October 1944 through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tacoma-class Frigate
The ''Tacoma'' class of patrol frigates served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Originally classified as gunboats (PG), they were reclassified as patrol frigates (PF) on 15 April 1943. The class is named for its lead ship, , a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) S2-S2-AQ1 design, which in turn was named for the city of Tacoma, Washington. Twenty-one ships were transferred to the British Royal Navy, in which they were known as Colony-class frigates, and twenty-eight ships were transferred under Lend-Lease to the Soviet Navy, where they were designated as ''storozhevoi korabl'' ("escort ships"), during World War II. All ''Tacoma''-class ships in US service during World War II were manned by United States Coast Guard crews. ''Tacoma''-class ships were transferred to the United States Coast Guard and various navies post-World War II. Design In 1942, the success of German submarines against Allied shipping and the shortage of escorts with which to protect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momi (other)
Momi may refer to: People * Hilaire Momi (born 1990), Central African footballer * Momi Zafran (born 1956), Israeli football coach * Raaginder (born 1992), Thai Indian musician Places * Museum of the Moving Image, a museum in New York * Museum of the Moving Image (London), a museum in London * Pali Momi Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital located in West O‘ahu, Hawai‘i * Momi cafe, a coffee house in Pingjiang Road, Suzhou, China Other uses * Abies firma ''Abies firma'', the momi fir, is a species of fir native to central and southern Japan, growing at low to moderate altitudes of 50–1600 m. ''Abies firma'' is a medium-sized to large evergreen coniferous tree growing to tall and in trunk d ..., the ''momi fir'', a species of fir native to central and southern Japan * ''Momi'' (ship), several Japanese ships {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Japanese Navy Ship Names
Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to: Places United States * Imperial, California * Imperial, Missouri * Imperial, Nebraska * Imperial, Pennsylvania * Imperial, Texas * Imperial, West Virginia * Imperial, Virginia * Imperial County, California * Imperial Valley, California * Imperial Beach, California Elsewhere * Imperial (Madrid), an administrative neighborhood in Spain * Imperial, Saskatchewan, a town in Canada Buildings * Imperial Apartments, a building in Brooklyn, New York * Imperial City, Huế, a palace in Huế, Vietnam * Imperial Palace (other) * Imperial Towers, a group of lighthouses on Lake Huron, Canada * The Imperial (Mumbai), a skyscraper apartment complex in India Animals and plants * '' Cheritra'' or imperial, a genus of butterfly Architecture, design, and fashion * Imperial, a luggage case for the top of a coach * Imperial, the top, roof or second-storey compartment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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