file created: 12/07/02 00:17:22 , last update: 05/24/02
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CA Cikuma
Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
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:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
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 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 11-22N, 126-16E
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