heavy cruiser Kumano
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Heavy cruiser Kumano was a Mogami-class Imperial Japanese Navy warship that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II, including major battles such as Leyte Gulf.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| heavy cruiser Kumano canonical | 3 |
| heavy cruiser Kumano (crippled) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy warship
ⓘ
Mogami-class cruiser ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | floatplanes ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | stern catapults and aircraft handling deck ⓘ |
| armamentMainBattery |
5× triple 15.5 cm guns (as built)
ⓘ
5× twin 20.3 cm guns (after reconstruction) ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoes | 610 mm Type 93 torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| builtBy | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | bomb and torpedo hits ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1937-10-31 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 800–900 officers and men ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
U.S. carrier aircraft at Battle off Samar
ⓘ
aerial bombs in late 1944 ⓘ submarine torpedoes in late 1944 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 15000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 11000 tons ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in the Philippines during World War II ⓘ |
| finalActionLocation | off Santa Cruz, Philippines ⓘ |
| hullNumber | not publicly used; identified by name in IJN service ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1934-04-05 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1936-10-15 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | about 200 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kumano River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | Naval Ensign of the Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Java Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle off Samar NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mogami-class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| reconstructedAs | heavy cruiser (from light cruiser configuration) ⓘ |
| shipClass | Mogami-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Mikuma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mogami NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzuya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkBy | U.S. carrier-based aircraft ⓘ |
| sunkOn | 1944-11-25 ⓘ |
| taskForce | Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita's Center Force at Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Takeo Kurita
this entity surface form:
heavy cruiser Kumano (crippled)