Japanese cruiser Mikuma
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 IJN Mikuma in Sukumo Bay, Shikoku, April 1939 |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 27 October 1931 |
| Launched: | 31 May 1934 |
| Commissioned: | 29 August 1935 |
| Struck: | |
| Fate: | Sunk by U.S. in the Battle of Midway, 6 June 1942 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 13,440 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 201.6 m (661 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: | 22 m (66') |
| Draft: | 5.5 m (19') |
| Machinery: | Four-shaft impulse single geared turbines |
| Power: | 152,000 shp (113 MW) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (69 km/h) |
| Complement: | 850 |
| Protection: | 100 mm (3.9") belt, 35 mm (1.4") deck, 25 mm (1") turrets, 127 mm (5") magazines |
| Armament: | 15 × 155 mm (6.1") (5×3) DP, 8 × 127 mm (5") DP, 4 × 40 mm (1.57") AA, 12 × 60 cm (24") TT (4 × 3), 3 × Type 1 scout aircraft |
| Aircraft: | 3 |
Mikuma (三隈) was a Mogami class cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was sunk in the Battle of Midway.
[edit] References
- See also Richard E. Fleming
[edit] Books
- D'Albas, Andrieu (1965). Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II. Devin-Adair Pub. ISBN 081595302X.
- Dull, Paul S. (1978). A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-097-1.
- Lacroix, Eric, Linton Wells (1997). Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0870213113.
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[edit] Notes
| Mogami-class cruiser |
| List of cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy List of cruiser classes of the Imperial Japanese Navy |
