heavy cruiser Mikuma
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The heavy cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy warship of the Mogami class that saw early World War II service before being sunk during the pivotal Battle of Midway in 1942.
Aliases (2)
- Mikuma ×47
- Mogami-class heavy cruiser ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy warship
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Mogami-class cruiser → heavy cruiser → |
| affiliation |
Combined Fleet
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| armament |
203 mm naval guns
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anti-aircraft guns → torpedo tubes → |
| belligerentIn |
Pacific War
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| builder |
Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard
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| category |
Mogami-class cruisers
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Ships sunk in the Battle of Midway → World War II cruisers of Japan → |
| causeOfSinking |
air attack
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| commissioned |
29 August 1935
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| conflict |
World War II
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| conversion |
originally designed as light cruiser with 155 mm guns
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| country |
Empire of Japan
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| dateOfSinking |
6 June 1942
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| displacement |
approximately 13,400 tons standard
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| era |
World War II
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| fate |
sunk
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| hullNumber |
Mikuma
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| laidDown |
24 December 1931
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| launched |
31 May 1934
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| length |
approximately 200 meters
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| maximumSpeed |
approximately 35 knots
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| namedAfter |
Mikuma River
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| navalFleet |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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| notableEvent |
sunk during the Battle of Midway
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| operator |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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| participatedIn |
Attack on Pearl Harbor operations area (support role)
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Battle of Midway → Indian Ocean Raid → |
| placeOfConstruction |
Nagasaki, Japan
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| placeOfSinking |
near Midway Atoll
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| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines → |
| refit |
main guns later replaced with 203 mm guns
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| serviceEnd |
1942
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| serviceEntry |
1935
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| shipClass |
Mogami class
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| shipType |
heavy cruiser
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| sisterShip |
Kumano
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Mogami → Suzuya → |
| sunkBy |
United States Navy carrier aircraft
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| theaterOfWar |
Pacific War
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Mogami
("Mogami-class heavy cruiser")
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classification |
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Battle of Midway
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lostByJapan |