IJN · CL
SunkKuma-class light cruiser. Kawasaki at Kobe launched her on 15 July 1920 and completed her on 3 October 1921. Rebuilt as a torpedo cruiser in 1941 and as a fast transport in 1942, she carried troops to Truk, Rabaul and New Guinea and then served in the East Indies. USS Flasher sank her in the South China Sea on 19 July 1944.
| Class | Kuma class |
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| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Builder | Kawasaki, Kobe |
| Launched | 1920-07-15 |
| Commissioned | 1921-10-03 |
| Fate | Sunk. Torpedoed by USS Flasher in the South China Sea on 19 July 1944, about 570 miles south of Hong Kong. She sank by the stern at 1725. Shikinami rescued Captain Shiba and 368 men; 153 were lost. |
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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
NMMorishita, NobueiCaptain from 1 September 1941Relieved on 10 April 1942SNNarita, ShigeichiCaptain from 10 April 1942Relieved because of illness, 3 October 1942TNNagai, TakeoCaptain from 3 October 1942Relieved on 24 December 1942SSSoma, ShinshiroCaptain from 24 December 1942Relieved on 23 July 1943SKKawai, ShigezoCaptain from 23 July 1943Relieved on 12 February 1944KSShiba, KatsuoCaptain from 12 February 1944In command when she was sunk, 19 July 1944; survived
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · with Takasu's Aleutian screening force and the battleships; saw no action; not sunk
Afloat
Photos and infoThe Doolittle RaidBattle of MidwayLandings on Guadalcanal and TulagiBattle of the Eastern SolomonsBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle of Rennell IslandGilbert Islands, November 1943Marshall IslandsOperation Hailstone, the raid on TrukBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle off Cape EngañoIwo JimaOkinawa
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