
IJN · CA
Chikuma
Photos and infoHeavy cruiser. Opened the gun action against Edsall. One of Edsall's torpedoes narrowly missed her. She picked up a handful of survivors.
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
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| Fate | Sunk. 25 October 1944 off Samar. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
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Command
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · screen; not hit
Battle of Wake Island
1941-12-11 · covered the second landing
The loss of Edsall
1942-03-01 · opened fire; a torpedo from Edsall narrowly missed
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · screened the carriers; not sunk
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · Hornet SBDs hit her about 1040. ONI counts four 1,000-pound hits, USSBS three. Heavy damage, port engine out. Not sunk
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
1944-10-24 · with the force; not sunk
Battle off Samar
1944-10-25 · disabled and lost that day; not pinned to one ship










































































































































































































