IJN · CL
SunkNagara-class light cruiser. Sasebo launched her on 15 February 1922 and completed her on 20 March 1923. She led submarines in the hunt for Force Z, covered the invasions of Borneo, Sumatra and the Andamans, joined the Indian Ocean raid, and fought in the Guadalcanal campaign. Dive-bombers from Henderson Field crippled her on 25 October 1942 and she was scuttled that evening.
| Class | Nagara class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Builder | Sasebo Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1922-02-15 |
| Commissioned | 1923-03-20 |
| Fate | Sunk. Bombed by Marine and Navy dive-bombers and Army aircraft off Guadalcanal on 25 October 1942. Destroyers Harusame and Yudachi scuttled her that evening near the Florida Islands. 135 men were killed or wounded. |
| Armament (class) | 5,500-ton light cruiser. Four funnels, used as a destroyer-squadron flagship. |
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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.
U.S. Navy photo NH 77698, Naval History and Heritage Command. Public domain.
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Command
Indian Ocean Raid
1942-04-05 · with Ozawa's central group in the Bay of Bengal raid, April 1942; not sunk
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
1942-08-24 · flagship of Destroyer Squadron 4 with Kondo's Support Force; not sunk
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