Talk:Hinted Content/@comment-261125-20160322055407/@comment-4125495-20160323024715

^ the difference between Ibuki and Seydlitz is that the former was converted well before she was finished. Seydlitz was basically 95% complete. She had all her guns and superstructure and everything and had been launched, she was just not completely fitted out and comissioned. Also my Pudding needs a little sister. Anyway, I think it's unlikely too, it was just the first thing that jumped to mind.

'ce' in the Italian pronounciation as in 'cesare' probably would be 'se' in Japanese. Doesn't really widen the possibilities though - had a brief check and nothing in the French or Italian navies would match that.

St. Louis seems highly likely I think. "Lucky Lou". Lead ship of her class, highly decorated right from the outset of the war in the Pacific (shot down attacking planes during Pearl Harbor and within 15 minutes of the attack had sortied to try and track down the Japanese strike force), fought in the Aelutians, several Guadalcanal battles, Marianas, Philippenes, Leyte (survived two Kamikaze hits there), Okinawa and Iwo Jima. Subsequently served for 25 years from 1951 until 1976 as part of the Brazillian Navy (yes, really) and sank after flooding in 1980 while under tow on the way to be scrapped in Taiwan.

Salem (CA-139, Des Moines class cruiser and the last all-gun Heavy Cruiser ever comissioned by any Navy) is also possible assuming the Japanese pronounciation mirrors the English one (presumably something like 'seirem').