CA Cikuma
Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser
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Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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Tone | 1935/10/01 Micubishi Nagasaki | 1938/03/19 | 1939/05/20 | 1944/10/25
sunk | |
Namesake: ?? A mountain in Tango province ??; river in Nagano prefecture | |||||
TTD differences from class:43: 16x25; 43/12:20x25; 44/07:57x25; 45/02:62x25q | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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41 |   |   | 1stAirFlt/CruDiv8 |   |   |
41/11/22 | 41/12/16 | raidPH | StrFor1/CruDiv8 |   |   |
41/12/16 | 41/12/29 |   | 2ndWakeInvFor/CruDiv6 | land Wake |   81  |
42/01 | 42/03 |   | StrFor1/CruDiv8 |   |   |
42/01/08 | 42/03/07 |   | StrFor1/CruDiv8 |   |   |
42/02/01 | 42/02/08 |   | StrFor1/CruDiv8 | hunting TF 8,TF 17 after Revenge Raid |   74  |
42/02/15 | 42/02/21 |   | StrFor1/CruDiv8 | 1st Port Darwin Raid |   74  |
42/02/25 | 42/03/07 |   | StrFor1/SupGrp/CruDiv8 | 2nd Port Darwin & Tjilatjip Raid |   74  |
42/03/04 |   |   | StrFor1/SupGrp/CruDiv8 | sinking/share(Urakaze) Dutch AK Enggano |   91  99  |
42/03/26 | 42/04/22 | C | StrFor1/SupGrp/CruDiv8 | raid Indian Ocean |   74  |
42/04/23 | 42/05/16 |   |   | Maizuru - repairs |   91  |
42/05/16 | 42/05/17 |   |   | sail from Maizuru to Hashiradzima |   91  |
42/05/27 | 42/06 |   | B2/StrFor1/SupGrp/CruDiv8 | xMidway |   91  |
42/06/1? | 42/06/24 |   |   | support Aleutian Landings |   91  |
42/06/28 | 42/07/12 |   |   | sail from Ominato to Hashiradzima |   91  |
42/07/15 | 42/07/16 |   |   | sail from Hashiradzima to Maizuru |   91  |
42/07/16 | 42/08/06 |   |   | Maizuru - repairs (08/04-08/05 drydock) |   91  |
42/08/06 | 42/08/07 |   |   | sail from Maizuru to Hashiradzima |   91  |
42/08/21 | 42/08/25 | KI | ForvScoFor | xEasSol |   |
42/09/10 | 42/09/23 |   | 3rdFlt/StrFor1/MaFor/CruDiv8 | Solomons Offensive Patrol |   99  |
42/10/11 | 42/10/29 |   | ForvScoFor/CruDiv8 | xSCruz |   |
42/10/26 |   |   | ForvScoFor/CruDiv8 | disable (VB-8) - 151 KIA, 165 WIA |   91  |
42/10/29 | 42/11/01 |   |   | Truk - temporary repairs |   91  |
42/11/01 | 42/11/07 |   |   | sail from Truk to Kure |   91  |
42/11/07 | 43/02/22 |   |   | Kure Kaigun Kosho - repairs (42/11/29-42/12/28 drydock) |   91  |
43/03/22 | 43/03/27 |   | CruDiv8 | sail from Kure to Truk |   91  |
43/03/27 | 43/05/17 |   | CruDiv8 | Truk - patrol and training duty |   91  |
43/05/17 | 43/05/22 |   | CF/CruDiv8 | escort Jamato (Adm Jamamoto body onboard) from Truk to Jokosuka |   91  |
43/05/22 | 43/05/30 |   | CruDiv8 | Jokosuka - wait for Japan reaction on Attu Landing |   91  |
43/05/30 | 43/06/01 |   | CruDiv8 | sail from Jokosuka to Hashiradzima |   91  |
43/06/01 | 43/07/08 |   | CruDiv8 | Sea of Japan - exercises |   91  |
43/07/09 | 43/07/15 |   | CF/CruDiv8 | carry troops from Shinagawa to Truk, escort CarDiv1 |   91  99  |
43/07/19 | 43/07/21 |   | CruDiv8 | troop transport run from Truk to Rabaul |   91  99  |
43/07/24 | 43/07/26 |   | CruDiv8 | sail from Rabaul to Truk |   91  |
43/07/26 | 43/09/18 |   | StrFor1/CruDiv8 | Truk |   91  |
43/09/18 | 43/09/21 |   | CF/CruDiv8 | sail from Truk to Eniwetok |   91  |
43/09/21 | 43/09/23 |   | CF/CruDiv8 | Eniwetok |   91  |
43/09/23 | 43/09/25 |   | CF/CruDiv8 | sail from Eniwetok to Truk |   91  |
43/10/17 | 43/10/19 |   | CF/CruDiv8 | sail from Truk to Eniwetok |   91  |
43/10/19 | 43/10/23 |   | CF/CruDiv8 | Eniwetok |   91  |
43/10/23 | 43/10/26 |   | CF/CruDiv8 | sail from Eniwetok to Truk |   91  |
43/11/03 | 43/11/05 | RO | 2ndFlt/CruDiv8 | sail from Truk to Rabaul |   89  |
43/11/05 |   | RO | 2ndFlt/CruDiv8 | Rabaul - attacked by TF 50 planes |   91  |
43/11/05 | 43/11/07 | RO | 2ndFlt/CruDiv8 | sail from Rabaul to Truk |   91  |
43/11/20 | 43/11/21 |   |   | carry troops from Truk to Eniwetok |   91  |
43/11/21 | 43/11/22 |   |   | Eniwetok |   91  |
43/11/23 | 43/11/27 |   |   | Roi |   91  |
43/11/28 | 43/11/29 |   |   | Eniwetok |   91  |
43/11/30 | 43/12/03 |   |   | Roi |   91  |
43/12/03 | 43/12/05 |   |   | sail from Roi to Truk |   91  |
43/12/07 | 43/12/12 |   |   | sail from Truk to Kure |   91  |
43/12/12 | 44/02/05 |   |   | Kure Kaigun Kosho - repairs |   91  |
44/02/01 |   |   | CruDiv7 | CruDiv8 dissolved |   91  |
44/02/05 | 44/02/13 |   |   | carry troops from Kure to Singapore |   91  |
44/02/13? | 44/02/21? |   |   | sail from Singapore to Lingga Roads |   91  |
44/02/21? | 44/02/27 |   | CruDiv7 | Lingga Roads |   91  |
44/02/27 | 44/03/20 | SA-1 |   | Indian Ocean raid |   91  |
44/03/20 | 44/04/01 |   |   | Singapore |   91  |
44/04/01 | 44/04/04 |   |   | sail from Singapore to Sunbawia Is. > Tengah Is. > Singapore |   91  |
44/04/05 | 44/05/11 |   |   | Lingga Roads |   91  |
44/05/11 | 44/06/24 | Forage | AdvFor/CruDiv7 | xPhilip |   81  86  |
44/06/26 | 44/07/08 |   |   | Kure Kaigun Kosho - oveerhaul |   91  |
44/07/08 | 44/07/16 |   | GrpA/CruDiv7 | sail from Kure to Singapore |   91  99  |
44/07/16 | 44/07/17 |   | GrpA/CruDiv7 | sail from Singapore to Lingga Roads |   91  |
44/07/17 | 44/10/18 |   |   | Lingga Roads |   91  |
44/10/18 |   | Sho-Go | CenFor/CruDiv7 | xLeyte |   |
44/10/24 |   | Sho-Go | CenFor/CruDiv7 | xSibuya |   |
44/10/25 |   | Sho-Go | CenFor/CruDiv7 | xSamar disabled (VC-81), scuttled (Nowaki) (11-22N, 126-16E) |   91  85  |