Okinoshima
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Okinoshima may refer to:
- Okinoshima, ShimaneOkinoshima, Shimaneis a town located on Dōgo, one of the Oki Islands, in Shimane, Japan.Japan considers the disputed Liancourt Rocks to be a part of Okinoshima.As of January 2008, the town has an estimated population of 16,214. The total area is 242.97 km²....
, a town on the Dogo Island. - Okinoshima, MunakataOkinoshima, Munakatais an island, part of the city of Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan. It is considered sacred land by the local Munakata Taisha. The island's population consists of a single employee of the shrine. The entire island is considered a shinto kami, and the island is off limits to women. A movement exists to get...
, an Island part of the Munakata city. - A subsequent name of the Russian Baltic Fleet coastal battleshipCoastal defence shipCoastal defence ships were warships built for the purpose of coastal defence, mostly during the period from 1860 to 1920. They were small, often cruiser-sized warships that sacrificed speed and range for armour and armament...
General Admiral Graf ApraksinJapanese battleship OkinoshimaThe General Admiral Graf Apraksin , sometimes transliterated as Apraxin, was a member of the s of the Imperial Russian Navy. She was named after General Admiral Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin, the first commander of Russian Baltic Fleet. She was one of eight Russian pre-dreadnought battleships...
surrendered to Imperial Japanese Navy after the Battle of Tsushima - Japanese minelayer OkinoshimaJapanese minelayer Okinoshimawas a large minelayer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which was in service during the early stages of World War II. She was named after the Okinoshima Island in the Sea of Japan and the earlier...
, a minelayer of the Imperial Japanese Navy