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Sendai

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Sunk

Sendai-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.

Sendai classMitsubishiLaunched 1923-10-30Commissioned 1924-04-29Not 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.

Sendai-1.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Command

KSKiichiro ShojiCaptain from 20 May 1943

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

1942-11-15 · in the van; not sunk

AsagumoDD · IJN

Photos and info Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night Battle of the Bismarck Sea Battle of Surigao Strait

AtagoCA · IJN

Photos and info Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

AyanamiDD · IJN

Photos and info Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

BenhamDD · DD-397 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

GwinDD · DD-433 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

HatsuyukiDD · IJN

Photos and info Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night Battle of Kula Gulf

IkazuchiDD · IJN

Photos and info Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

KirishimaBB · IJN

Photos and info The loss of Edsall Battle of Midway Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

NagaraCL · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

PrestonDD · DD-379 · USN

Photos and info Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

SamidareDD · IJN

Photos and info Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night Battle of Vella Lavella Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

ShikinamiDD · IJN

Photos and info Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night Battle of the Bismarck Sea

ShirayukiDD · IJN

Photos and info Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night Battle of the Bismarck Sea

South DakotaBB · BB-57 · USN

Photos and info Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

TakaoCA · IJN

Photos and info Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

Diagram of the class, not a photograph of this ship

TeruzukiDD · IJN · class drawing

Photos and info Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night Loss of Teruzuki

UranamiDD · IJN

Photos and info Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night Battle of the Bismarck Sea

WalkeDD · DD-416 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

WashingtonBB · BB-56 · USN

Photos and info Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

1943-11-02 · Ijuin's flagship; sunk

AganoCL · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

Charles AusburneDD · DD-570 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

ClaxtonDD · DD-571 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

ClevelandCL · CL-55 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

ColumbiaCL · CL-56 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

ConverseDD · DD-509 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

DenverCL · CL-58 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

DysonDD · DD-572 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

FooteDD · DD-511 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

HaguroCA · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Empress Augusta Bay Battle off Samar

HatsukazeDD · IJN

Photos and info The loss of Perch Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

MontpelierCL · CL-57 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

MyokoCA · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

NaganamiDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Tassafaronga Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

SamidareDD · IJN

Photos and info Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night Battle of Vella Lavella Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

ShigureDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Vella Gulf Battle off Horaniu Battle of Vella Lavella Battle of Empress Augusta Bay Battle of Surigao Strait Loss of Growler The loss of Shigure

ShiratsuyuDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

SpenceDD · DD-512 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

StanlyDD · DD-478 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

ThatcherDD · DD-514 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

WakatsukiDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

Shot and shell

damaged · torpedoUSS Foote
The usual account is that a torpedo from Sendai's spread hit Foote and wrecked her steering. She was not sunk.

Taken · sunkfrom Merrill's cruiser line
The American cruiser line sank Sendai. Montpelier, Cleveland, Columbia, and Denver were in that line. Not credited to one of them.