IJN · CL
Jintsu
Photos and infoSendai-class light cruiser. Tanaka commanded her from 1 December 1937 to 15 December 1938. From 26 September 1941 his destroyer-squadron flag was in her again, and he was not her captain. She was sunk on 13 July 1943 off Kolombangara under Rear Admiral Shunji Izaki. Tanaka was not aboard.
| Class | Sendai class |
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| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Launched | 1923-12-08 |
| Fate | Sunk. on 13 July 1943 at the Battle of Kolombangara. Rear Admiral Shunji Izaki flew his flag in her and was killed. Raizo Tanaka had been her captain in 1937 and 1938 and later flew his flag in her. He was not aboard when she was sunk. There is no Kolombangara page. The sinking is not pinned to one ship. |
| Armament (class) | 5,500-ton light cruiser. Four funnels. |
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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.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
Imperial Japanese Navy photograph of the light cruiser Jintsu in 1939. Wikimedia Commons File:Jintsu-1939-1.jpg. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of the Java Sea
1942-02-27 · flagship of Destroyer Squadron 2, with Destroyer Division 16. Launched torpedoes about 1727 and again about 1936 by the Japanese records. None hit. Not sunk
