Classe: Mogami

Category: Heavy Cruiser

Nation: Japan

Statistics:

Displacement: 11 169 tons Length: 202 meters Speed: 37 knots 3 planes 15 x 155 mm guns

All ships of this class are described in this page

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Kumano

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
April 5, 1934	Laid down	-	Japan
October 15, 1936	Launched	Japan, heavy cruiser, christened Kumano.	Japan
October 31, 1937	Commissioned	-	Japan
March 31, 1942	-	Japanese raid in the Indian Ocean.	Indian Ocean
June 4, 1942	-	Other groups engaged in the operation for Midway.	Hawaii
August 24, 1942	Combat	Battle of the Eastern Salomons.	Salomon Islands
October 26, 1942	Combat	Battle of Santa Cruz.	Salomon Islands
May 21, 1943	-	Attlu: planned Japanese counter-attack.	Japan
June 19, 1944	-	Battle of the Philippine Sea: first day.	Mariannas
June 19, 1944	-	Battle of the Philippines Sea: the pursuit.	Mariannas
October 23, 1944	-	Palawan Passage.	Philippines
October 24, 1944	-	Battle of the Sea of Sibuyan (Leyte).	Philippines
October 25, 1944	Damaged	Battle of Samar.	Philippines
November 25, 1944	Sunk	sunk by the Ticonderoga.	Japan

Additional information on the web : [NihonKaigun]

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Mikuma

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
October 27, 1931	Laid down	-	Japan
May 31, 1934	Launched	Japan, heavy cruiser, christened Mikuma.	Japan
August 29, 1935	Commissioned	-	Japan
March 1, 1942	Light damages	Battle of Sunda Strait.	Indonesia
March 31, 1942	-	Japanese raid in the Indian Ocean.	Indian Ocean
June 5, 1942	Damaged	Other groups engaged in the operation for Midway.	Hawaii
June 6, 1942	Sunk	Other groups engaged in the operation for Midway, sunk by the Enterprise.	Hawaii

Additional information on the web : [HistoryNavy]

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Mogami

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
October 27, 1931	Laid down	-	Japan
March 14, 1934	Launched	Japan, heavy cruiser, christened Mogami.	Japan
July 28, 1935	Commissioned	-	Japan
March 1, 1942	Combat	Battle of Sunda Strait.	Indonesia
March 31, 1942	-	Japanese raid in the Indian Ocean.	Indian Ocean
June 5, 1942	Damaged	Other groups engaged in the operation for Midway.	Hawaii
May 21, 1943	-	Attlu: planned Japanese counter-attack.	Japan
November 5, 1943	Damaged	First American air strike against Rabaul.	New Britain
June 19, 1944	-	Battle of the Philippine Sea: first day.	Mariannas
June 20, 1944	-	Battle of the Philippines Sea: the pursuit.	Philippines
October 25, 1944	Sunk	Battle of Surigao Strait, sunk by the Columbia, Denver, Minneapolis, Portland, Louisville.	Philippines

Additional information on the web : [NihonKaigun]

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Suzuya

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
December 11, 1933	Laid down	-	Japan
November 20, 1934	Launched	Japan, heavy cruiser, christened Suzuya.	Japan
October 31, 1937	Commissioned	-	Japan
March 31, 1942	-	Japanese raid in the Indian Ocean.	Indian Ocean
June 4, 1942	-	Other groups engaged in the operation for Midway.	Hawaii
August 24, 1942	Combat	Battle of the Eastern Salomons.	Salomon Islands
October 26, 1942	-	Battle of Santa Cruz.	Salomon Islands
November 14, 1942	-	Naval battles of Guadalcanal.	Salomon Islands
May 21, 1943	-	Attlu: planned Japanese counter-attack.	Japan
November 6, 1943	-	First American air strike against Rabaul.	New Britain
June 19, 1944	-	Battle of the Philippine Sea: first day.	Mariannas
June 19, 1944	-	Battle of the Philippines Sea: the pursuit.	Mariannas
October 23, 1944	-	Palawan Passage.	Philippines
October 24, 1944	-	Battle of the Sea of Sibuyan (Leyte).	Philippines
October 25, 1944	Sunk	Battle of Samar.	Philippines

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