IJN · CL
Sendai
Photos and infoSendai-class light cruiser. Ahead of Kondo's battleship group on 15 November 1942, and not sunk that night. At Empress Augusta Bay she was Rear Admiral Matsuji Ijuin's flagship, with Shigure, Samidare, and Shiratsuyu. The American cruisers sank her. That fire is not credited to one ship.
| Class | Sendai class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Builder | Mitsubishi |
| Launched | 1923-10-30 |
| Commissioned | 1924-04-29 |
| Fate | Sunk. Not sunk on the battleship night off Guadalcanal. Sunk at Empress Augusta Bay on 2 November 1943 by the American cruiser line. Not credited 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.
Sendai-1.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night
1942-11-15 · in the van; not sunk
Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
1943-11-02 · Ijuin's flagship; sunk
