Japanese ship Sakura

Several naval ships of Japan have been named Sakura (桜（櫻） / さくら, "cherry blossom"):

• Japanese destroyer Sakura (1911), lead ship of her class of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I
• Japanese destroyer Sakura (1944), a Matsu-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II
• JDS Sakura (PF-290), a Kusu-class patrol frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, formerly USS Carson City (PF-50)

See also[]

• Sakura (disambiguation)
• Sakura-class destroyer, a class of destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy

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