IJN · CA
Mogami
Photos and infoLead ship of her class, named for the Mogami River. Built light under the London Treaty, then rebuilt as a heavy cruiser. She rammed Mikuma at Midway and lived. At Surigao Strait she was wrecked, and Akebono scuttled her.
| Class | Mogami class |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Fate | Sunk. Crippled in Surigao Strait on 25 October 1944. Aircraft left her dead in the water. The destroyer Akebono scuttled her with one torpedo that afternoon. |
| Armament (class) | Five twin turrets and two funnels, as rebuilt with 8-inch guns. |
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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. Mogami on trials off Sukumo Bay, 20 March 1935, still with five triple 155 mm turrets, before the 8-inch rebuild. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of Sunda Strait
1942-03-01 · fired at Houston from about 11,200 meters. The torpedoes missed and ran into the anchorage
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · collided with Mikuma; heavily damaged, not sunk
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · left the strait on fire; scuttled that afternoon by Akebono
