IJN · CA
SunkMogami-class heavy cruiser. In Kurita's division at Midway.
| Class | Mogami class |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Fate | Sunk. In Kurita's cruiser division at Midway, and not sunk there. Off Samar on 25 October 1944 a near miss set off her torpedoes and she sank. American carrier aircraft. Not pinned to one plane. |
| 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.
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Command
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · in the support force
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
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · in the vanguard force. 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
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
1944-10-24 · with the force; not sunk
Battle off Samar
1944-10-25 · sunk by aircraft; not pinned to one plane
Shot and shell
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