Japanese ship Sendai

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At least two warships of Japan have borne the name Sendai:

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Japanese cruiser <i>Sendai</i>

Sendai was a Sendai-class light cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was named after the Sendai River in southern Kyūshū. Sendai was the lead ship of the three vessels completed in her class of light cruisers, and like other vessels of her class, she was intended for use as the flagship of a destroyer flotilla.

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