IJN · CL
SunkKuma-class light cruiser. Mitsubishi at Nagasaki launched her on 10 February 1920 and she was completed on 29 January 1921. She was with Hosogaya at the Komandorski Islands and was not sunk. On 25 October 1944 she was in Ozawa's Northern Force off Cape Engaño. An aerial torpedo damaged her. The submarine Jallao sank her that night.
| Class | Kuma class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Builder | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki |
| Launched | 1920-02-10 |
| Commissioned | 1921-01-29 |
| Fate | Sunk. At the Komandorski Islands on 26 March 1943, and not sunk there. Off Cape Engaño on 25 October 1944 an aerial torpedo damaged her. The submarine Jallao sank her that night. Not credited to one aircraft. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Imperial Japanese Navy photograph. Light cruiser Tama in arctic camouflage during the Aleutians campaign, 1942. Public domain.
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Battle of the Komandorski Islands
1943-03-26 · in the cruiser line; not sunk
Battle off Cape Engaño
1944-10-25 · damaged by an aerial torpedo; Jallao sank her that night
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