Japanese cruiser Suzuya

Suzuya may refer to one of two cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, named for the Susuya River in Karafuto:

Japanese cruiser Suzuya (1904), the former Russian cruiser Novik captured by Japan during the Russo-Japanese War; scrapped in 1913
Japanese cruiser Suzuya (1934), a Mogami-class cruiser; sunk by American-carrier-based aircraft in October 1944 during the Battle off Samar

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