Japanese light cruiser Tama (later scuttled after damage)

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The Japanese light cruiser Tama was a Kuma-class Imperial Japanese Navy warship that served in various Pacific campaigns during World War II before being fatally damaged at the Battle of Cape Engaño and subsequently scuttled.

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instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy warship
Kuma-class light cruiser
aircraftFacilities no catapult as built
armamentAA Type 96 25 mm anti-aircraft guns (various mounts)
armamentPrimary 7 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns
armamentTorpedo 4 × twin 61 cm torpedo tubes
battleDamagedAt Battle of Cape Engaño NERFINISHED
beam approx. 14.17 m
builder Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard NERFINISHED
causeOfLoss torpedoed and scuttled after air attack damage
class Kuma class NERFINISHED
commissioned 1921-01-31
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
crewComplement approx. 450–500 officers and men
damagedBy U.S. carrier aircraft
dateDamaged 1944-10-25
dateSunk 1944-10-25
displacementFullLoad approx. 7,100 tons
displacementStandard approx. 5,500 tons
draft approx. 4.8 m
fate scuttled after battle damage
fleetAssignment Fifth Fleet (IJN) NERFINISHED
Northern Area Force NERFINISHED
hullNumber Tama NERFINISHED
laidDown 1918-08-10
launched 1920-02-10
lengthOverall approx. 162.15 m
locationSunk off northern Luzon, Philippines
namesake Tama River NERFINISHED
navalEnsign Naval Ensign of the Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
participatedIn Aleutian Islands campaign NERFINISHED
Battle of Cape Engaño NERFINISHED
Battle off the Komandorski Islands NERFINISHED
operations in northern Pacific
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
role destroyer squadron flagship
scout cruiser
serviceEntryEra interwar period
shaftCount 4
sisterShip Kiso NERFINISHED
Kitakami NERFINISHED
Kuma NERFINISHED
Ōi NERFINISHED
taskForce Japanese Northern Force at Battle of Cape Engaño NERFINISHED
theater Pacific War
topSpeed approx. 36 knots
worldWar World War II NERFINISHED

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Battle of Cape Engaño shipSunk Japanese light cruiser Tama (later scuttled after damage)