Two naval vessels of

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have been named ''Asagumo'' (朝雲), which translates to "Morning Clouds". * was an in 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, Potsdam Declaration, when it was dissolved followin ...

. She was launched in 1937, completed in 1938, sunk in 1944, and struck in 1945. * was a in the

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. She was launched in 1966 and decommissioned in 1998.

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