Ikazuchi Class Destroyer
The Ikazuchi class destroyers (雷型駆逐艦, Ikazuchigata kuchikukan?) was a class of six torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) of the Imperial Japanese Navy. All were named after celestial phenomena.
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