Japanese cruiser Tenryu
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Japanese cruiser Tenryu was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy light cruiser that participated in several early Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese cruiser Tenryu canonical | 2 |
| Japanese cruiser Tatsuta | 1 |
| light cruiser Tenryu | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
ⓘ
light cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| alliance |
Axis powers
ⓘ
surface form:
Axis Powers (through Empire of Japan)
|
| armamentAA | 3 × 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type AA guns (varied over time) ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 4 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedo | 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam | 12.34 m ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1919-11-20 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 330 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1942-12-19 ⓘ |
| designRole |
destroyer squadron flagship
ⓘ
flotilla leader ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 4350 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 3230 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 4.34 m ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in combat ⓘ |
| homePort | various Japanese naval bases in prewar and wartime service ⓘ |
| hullNumber | not formally numbered (pre-war IJN practice) ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1917-05-26 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1918-03-11 ⓘ |
| leadShipOfClass | Tenryu-class cruiser ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 142.65 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tenryu River ⓘ |
| navalFleet | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| notableFeature | early Japanese light cruiser with heavy torpedo armament ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Savo Island
ⓘ
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
New Guinea campaign ⓘ invasion of Kavieng ⓘ invasion of Rabaul ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 6000 nautical miles at 14 knots ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 2 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Tenryu-class cruiser ⓘ |
| sinkingDate | 1942-12-19 ⓘ |
| sinkingLocation | off Madang, New Guinea ⓘ |
| sunkBy | USS Albacore ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 33 knots ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
light cruiser Tenryu
this entity surface form:
Japanese cruiser Tatsuta