Japanese cruiser Mikuma
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Japanese cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser of the Mogami class that saw action in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk in 1942.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese cruiser Mikuma canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
ⓘ
heavy cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Combined Fleet
|
| armament |
15.5 cm guns (original main battery)
ⓘ
20.3 cm guns (later main battery) ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| attackedBy | United States Navy carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| builder |
Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard
ⓘ
surface form:
Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard
|
| causeOfDestruction | air attack ⓘ |
| class | Mogami-class cruiser ⓘ |
| commissioned | 29 August 1935 ⓘ |
| conflict | Pacific War ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| dateOfSinking | 6 June 1942 ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 13,400 tons standard
ⓘ
approximately 15,000+ tons full load ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| hullNumber | Mikuma ⓘ |
| laidDown | 24 December 1931 ⓘ |
| launched | 31 May 1934 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 200 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mikuma River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalFleet | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| notableEvent | damaged in collision with sister ship Mogami before sinking ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Operation Z (Pearl Harbor attack plan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor operations area (cover forces)
Battle of Midway ⓘ Indian Ocean operations ⓘ Battle of Malaya ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of Malaya
Dutch East Indies campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of the Dutch East Indies
|
| placeOfConstruction |
Nagasaki
ⓘ
surface form:
Nagasaki, Japan
|
| placeOfSinking | near Midway Atoll ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1942 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1935 ⓘ |
| shipType |
cruiser
ⓘ
heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Japanese cruiser Kumano
ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Mogami ⓘ Japanese cruiser Suzuya ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
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