IJN · CL
AfloatKatori-class training cruiser. Mitsubishi at Yokohama launched her on 25 September 1939 and completed her on 31 May 1940. She was flagship of Vice Admiral Inoue's Fourth Fleet at Truk and directed the Port Moresby operation from Rabaul in May 1942. From 1944 she escorted convoys in home waters. She survived the war and carried repatriated soldiers home in 1945–46.
| Class | Katori class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Builder | Mitsubishi, Yokohama |
| Launched | 1939-09-25 |
| Commissioned | 1940-05-31 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Served as a repatriation transport from October 1945 to November 1946 and carried about 5,800 former soldiers home. Broken up near Nagasaki, 1946–47. |
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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.
Command
KSSenda, KinjiCaptain from 1 September 1941Relieved on 7 September 1942STTakada, SakaeCaptain from 7 September 1942Relieved on 1 July 1943SHHayashi, ShigechikaCaptain from 1 July 1943Relieved on 21 October 1943SKKajiwara, SueyoshiCaptain from 21 October 1943Relieved on 3 December 1943MNNagai, MitsuruCaptain from 3 December 1943, as additional duty while captain of JunyoRelieved on 9 December 1943CYYamazumi, ChusaburoCaptain from 9 December 1943Relieved on 15 May 1944MKKoma, MasayoshiCaptain from 15 May 1944Relieved on 13 August 1944YHHiraoka, YoshitakaCaptain from 13 August 1944Relieved on 28 April 1945CTTakahashi, ChojuroCaptain from 28 April 1945Relieved on 27 September 1945
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · Inoue's Fourth Fleet flagship at Rabaul; Operation MO was directed from her; not at sea in the battle; not sunk
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