page_title: Japanese cruiser Sakawa
hierarchical_section_title: Japanese cruiser Sakawa
caption_attribution_description: Japanese light cruiser Sakawa prior to commissioning at Sasebo, November 1944.
context_page_description: Sakawa was the last of four Agano-class light cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Fuel shortages crippled the IJN's operations by the time the ship was completed in late 1944 and she never left Japanese waters. After the war, Sakawa was used to ferry Japanese troops home until she was selected in early 1946 to be expended for nuclear weapon tests during Operation Crossroads. The ship was used as a target during the first bomb test on 1 July and sank the following day.
context_section_description: Sakawa (酒匂) was the last of four Agano-class light cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Fuel shortages crippled the IJN's operations by the time the ship was completed in late 1944 and she never left Japanese waters. After the war, Sakawa was used to ferry Japanese troops home until she was selected in early 1946 to be expended for nuclear weapon tests during Operation Crossroads. The ship was used as a target during the first bomb test on 1 July and sank the following day.
caption: Sakawa in November 1944 at Sasebo, shortly before commissioning
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