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“Abandoning ship” in Japanese

Short answer
退艦 taikan たいかん

Abandoning ship in Japanese is “退艦” (taikan). Full meaning: leaving a warship, abandoning ship; retirement from a naval post, retirement from captaincy (of a naval ship).

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