Japanese Cruiser Furutaka
IJN Furutaka (古鷹 重巡洋艦, Furutaka jūjun'yōkan?) was the lead ship in the two-vessel Furutaka-class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was named after Mount Furutaka, located on Etajima, Hiroshima immediately behind the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy.
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