Noun
HIJMS (uncountable)
(military, nautical) Initialism of His Imperial Japanese Majesty's Ship. Imperial Japanese Navy ship, informal ship prefix used for a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, usually in reference to the period from the Meiji Revolution to the Washington Naval Treaty.
Synonyms: IJN, HMS, HIMS
Coordinate term: JS
Coordinate terms: HIRMS, HINMS, HIGMS, HIFMS, HICMS
HIJMS Yamato sank under a barrage of bombs and torpedoes two months before the projected completion date of USS Montana. Source: Internet
HIJMS Akashi, flagship of the Second Special Squadron. Source: Internet