CA Kumano
Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser
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Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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Mogami | 1934/04/05 Kawasaki Kobe | 1936/10/15 | 1937/10/31 | 1944/11/25
sunk | |
Namesake: "Snowbell Ringer" ("zvoník na sněhový zvon") a river | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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41 |   |   | 2ndFlt/CruDiv7 |   |   |
41/12/08 |   |   | SoExpFor/MalGrp/SupGrp/CruDiv7 | land Malaisia |   |
41/12/13 | 41/12/1? |   | CruDiv7 | land N Borneo |   99  |
42/01/05 | 42/01/09 |   |   | escort (with Suzuja, Cokai + DesDiv11) reinforcement convoy to Borneo |   89  |
42/02/13 | 42/03/26 |   | WCovFor/CruDiv7 |   |   89  |
42/04/01 | 42/04/11? | C | SupFor/NGrp//CruDiv7 | raid Indian Ocean |   89  85  |
42/04/06 |   | C | SupFor/NGrp/CruDiv7 | sinking/share AK Exmoor (19-53N, 86-30E) and British s/s Silksworth, Autolycus, Malda, Shinkuang |   85  |
42/05 | 42/06 |   | C4/MidInvFor/CloSupGrp/CruDiv7/DF | xMidway |   |
42/06/17 | 42/06/23 |   |   | sail from Truk to Kure |   99  |
42/07/16 | 42/07/30 |   |   | sail from from Kure to Singapore > Mergui for Indian Ocean raid (aborted due to Guadalcanal) |   99  |
42/08/08 | 42/08/21 |   |   | sail from Mergui to Balikpapan > Solomons |   99  |
42/08/21 | 42/08/25 | KI | ForvScoFor | xEasSol |   |
42/09/10 | 42/09/23 |   | 3rdFlt/StrFor1/MaFor/CruDiv7 | Solomons Offensive Patrol |   99  |
42/10/21 | 42/10/28 |   | StrFor1 | xSCruz |   103  |
42/11/02 | 42/11/07 |   |   | sail from Truk to Sasebo |   99  |
42/11/22 | 42/12/04 |   |   | troop transport mission from Kure to Manila (11/27) > Rabaul |   99  |
42/12/12 | 42/12/13 |   |   | sail from Kavieng to Admiralties and back in support off Buna troop |   99  |
43/03/24 | 43/03/29 |   |   | sail from Truk to Kure |   99  |
43/05/20 | 43/05/21 |   |   | sail from Tokujama to Jokosuka as reaction on US Attu landing |   99  |
43/06/23 | 43/06/25 |   |   | carry 28th AA Defense Unit equipment from Truk to Rabaul |   99  |
43/06/25 | 43/06/27? |   |   | sail from Rabaul to Truk |   99  |
43/07/09 | 43/07/11 |   |   | sail from Truk to Rabaul |   99  |
43/07/19 | 43/07/20 |   | CovGrp/CruDiv7 | cover troop transport run to Kolombangara - damaged by planes |   103  |
43/08/01 | 43/08/02 |   | CovGrp/CruDiv7 | cover troop transport run to Vila |   103  |
43/11/03 | 43/11/08 |   |   | sail from Kure to Truk |   99  |
43/11/24 | 43/11/26 |   | 2ndFlt/CruDiv7 | sail from Truk to Kwajalein |   89  |
43/11/27 | 43/11/28 |   | 2ndFlt/CruDiv7 | sail from Kwajalein to Eniwetok |   89  |
43/11/29 | 43/11/30 |   | 2ndFlt/CruDiv7 | sail from Eniwetok to Roi |   89  |
43/12/03 | 43/12/05 |   | 2ndFlt/CruDiv7 | sail from Roi to Truk |   89  |
43/12/05 |   |   |   | Truk |   89  |
43/12/29 | 44/01/01 |   |   | troop transport run from Truk to Kavieng (12/31) and back |   99  |
44/02/01 | 44/02/04 |   | CruDiv7 | sail from Truk to Palau |   91  |
44/02/04 | 44/02/16 |   | CruDiv7 | Palau |   91  |
44/02/21 | 44/02/27 |   | CruDiv7 | Lingga Roads |   91  |
44/05/11 | 44/06/20 | A-Go | AdvFor/CruDiv7 | xPhilip |   81  86  |
44/07/08 | 44/07/17 |   | GrpA/CruDiv7 | troop transport run from Kure to Okinawa (07/10), then sail to Singapore > Lingga Roads |   99  |
44/10 | 44/10/28 |   | CenFor/CruDiv7 | xLeyte |   |
44/10/24 |   |   | CenFor/CruDiv7 | xSibuya |   |
44/10/25 |   |   | CenFor/CruDiv7 | xSamar -damage(torpedoes) > sail to Manila |   |
44/10/26 |   |   | CenFor/CruDiv7 | damaged by TF 38 planes in Sibuyan Sea |   85  |
44/10/28 | 44/11/05 |   |   | Manila Bay |   99  |
44/11/05 |   |   |   | departed Manila with convoy to Formosa |   99  |
44/11/06 |   |   |   | disable(Guitarro,Bream,Raton,Ray) off Cape Bolinao (16-11N, 119-44E) - towed to Dasol Bay |   99  85  |
44/11/09 |   |   |   | ancored at Dasol Bay |   |
44/11/25 |   |   |   | sunk(Ticonderoga) in Dasol Bay, Luzon (15-45N, 119-48E) |   85  |