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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Her name is a classical name for Japan.
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*Her name is a classical title for Japan.
*A member of the Unlucky Sisters. Taihou is most unlucky.
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*A member of the Unlucky Sisters. Taihou is least lucky.
*Constantly sighing and lament of how unlucky she is.
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*Constantly sighing and lamenting unfortunate she is.
**"Fusou" is a bit similar sound to "Fukou", which means unlucky.
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**"Fusou" sounds similar to "Fukou", which means misfortune.
 
*Both Fusou and Yamashiro sport a hair ornament that resembles a Pagoda Mast, the Fusou-class were widely known for their large Pagoda Masts that stood 40 meters above the waterline.
 
*Both Fusou and Yamashiro sport a hair ornament that resembles a Pagoda Mast, the Fusou-class were widely known for their large Pagoda Masts that stood 40 meters above the waterline.
*Due to being in such bad condition at the time of WWII sailors in the IJN considered assignment to either Fusou or Yamashiro to be the worst sea postings possible.
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*Due to being in such bad condition at the time of WWII, sailors in the IJN considered assignment to either Fusou or Yamashiro to be the worst sea postings possible.
 
*<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:11.333333015441895px;line-height:17.27083396911621px;">Sunk during the </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Surigao_Strait Battle of Surigao Strait]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:11.333333015441895px;line-height:17.27083396911621px;">, 25 October 1944, believed to have broken in half.</span>
 
*<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:11.333333015441895px;line-height:17.27083396911621px;">Sunk during the </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Surigao_Strait Battle of Surigao Strait]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:11.333333015441895px;line-height:17.27083396911621px;">, 25 October 1944, believed to have broken in half.</span>
 
* Received her Kai Ni at 10/24/2014.
 
* Received her Kai Ni at 10/24/2014.
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