Heavy Cruiser Mikuma
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Cruiser
Mogami-class cruiser sunk at the Battle of Midway on June 6, 1942, after colliding with Mogami and being attacked by dive bombers.
Class / type
最上型
Displacement
11,200 Tons
Complement
850
Launched
31 May 1934
Commissioned / formed
29 August 1935
Lost / disbanded
6 June 1942
- Armament
- 20.3cm砲10門、12.7cm高角砲8門
- Fate
- Sunk by air attack
History
Mogami-class cruiser sunk at the Battle of Midway on June 6, 1942, after colliding with Mogami and being attacked by dive bombers.
Related sites (2)
- Built32.745, 129.873
Built at the Mitsubishi shipyard, Nagasaki (laid down 24 December 1931, launched 31 May 1934)
- Sunk29.467, 173.183
West of Midway (approx. 29°28′N 173°11′E) — sunk on 6 June 1942 by dive bombers from USS Enterprise and USS Hornet after her collision with Mogami