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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
− | *Nagato was the only surviving Japanese Capital ship after World War II | + | *Nagato was the only surviving Japanese Capital ship after World War II. |
− | *Her name is after Nagato province (western part of today's Yamaguchi prefecture) and is written with the kanji representing "Long" and "Gate." | + | *Her name goes after the Nagato province (western part of today's Yamaguchi prefecture) and is written with the kanji representing "Long" and "Gate." |
− | *The "Giant Flash" she speaks of in her sunk and wedding lines is probably a reference to the Able Nuclear test during Operation Crossroads where a 23-kiloton air deployed nuclear weapon was detonated over Nagato and 94 other target ships. Nagato had been deliberately placed near the epicenter of both the Able and Baker detonations because the Pearl Harbor attack had been commanded from her bridge. | + | *The "Giant Flash" she speaks of in her sunk and wedding lines is probably a reference to the Able Nuclear Test during Operation Crossroads, where a 23-kiloton air deployed nuclear weapon was detonated over Nagato and 94 other target ships. Nagato had been deliberately placed near the epicenter of both the Able and Baker detonations because the Pearl Harbor attack had been commanded from her bridge. |
| *Nagato managed to survive the Able Test unscathed, however she sprung a leak after the underwater detonation during the Baker Test, repair crews were unable to repair the leak due to high radiation levels and she capsized and sank during the night of 29/30 July 1946. | | *Nagato managed to survive the Able Test unscathed, however she sprung a leak after the underwater detonation during the Baker Test, repair crews were unable to repair the leak due to high radiation levels and she capsized and sank during the night of 29/30 July 1946. |
| * The real-life Nagato made a cameo in the animated movie, "The Wind Rises", shown with the serpentine funnel that came with her refitting between 1923-1925. | | * The real-life Nagato made a cameo in the animated movie, "The Wind Rises", shown with the serpentine funnel that came with her refitting between 1923-1925. |
− | *<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:11.333333015441895px;line-height:17.27083396911621px;">Sunk as target during </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Crossroads Operation Crossroads]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:11.333333015441895px;line-height:17.27083396911621px;">, 25 July 1946</span> | + | *Sunk as a target during [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Crossroads Operation Crossroads], 25 July 1946 |
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| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |