IJN · CL
Naka
Photos and infoSendai-class light cruiser. Rear Admiral Shoji Nishimura flew his flag in her as commander of Destroyer Squadron 4. She led the 4th Destroyer Flotilla in the Java Sea and her destroyers fired 43 torpedoes at about 1603 by the Japanese log. None hit. Carrier aircraft sank her at Truk on 17 February 1944.
| Class | Sendai class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Fate | Sunk. Not sunk in the Java Sea. Carrier aircraft sank her at Truk on 17 February 1944. About 240 of her crew were lost. |
| Armament (class) | 5,500-ton light cruiser. Four funnels. |
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The light cruiser Naka. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, File:Japanese cruiser Naka.jpg.
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Command
Battle of the Java Sea
1942-02-27 · Nishimura's flagship. Her destroyers fired 43 torpedoes about 1603. None hit. Not sunk
