The cruiser Tsugaru should not be confused with the Pacific War era minelayer of the same name.
However, the invasion plans were cancelled after the Battle of the Coral Sea and Tsugaru was assigned instead to “Operation RY” (the invasion of Nauru and Ocean Island).
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