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CA Suzuja
Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Mogami | 1933/12/11 Jokosuka Kaigun Kosho | 1934/11/20 | 1937/10/31 | 1944/10/25
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| Namesake: 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 Kumano, Cokai) reinforcement convoy to Borneo | 89 | ||
| 42/02/10 | 42/03/26 | WCovFor/CruDiv7 | land Java | 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 | 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/CruDiv7 | xEasSol | |
| 42/09/10 | 42/09/23 | 3rdFlt/StrFor1/MaFor/CruDiv7 | Solomons Offensive Patrol | 99 | |
| 42/10/26 | ForvScoFor/CruDiv7 | xSCruz | |||
| 42/11/03 | 42/11/05 | sail from Truk to Shortland to reinforce 8th Fleet | 89 | ||
| 42/11/14 | 42/11/15 | BombGrp | xGuada2 | 99 | |
| 42/11/14 | 42/11/15 | BombGrp | shell Henderson Field | 81 | |
| 42/11/17 | 42/11/18 | sail from Shortland to Kavieng | 99 | ||
| 42/12/12 | 42/12/13 | sail from Kavieng to Admiralties and back in support off Buna troop | 99 | ||
| 43/01/06 | 43/01/12 | sail from Truk to Kure | 99 | ||
| 43/01/31 | 43/02/09 | KE | Kavieng - wait US reaction on Guadalcanal evacuation | 89 | |
| 43/02/05 | 43/02/10 | sail from Kure to Truk escorted by Amacukaze | 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 5th 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 | 103 | |
| 43/08/01 | 43/08/02 | CovGrp/CruDiv7 | cover troop transport run to Vila | 103 | |
| 43/10/17 | 43/10/26 | CruDiv7 | sail from Truk to Eniwetok and back as reaction to US strikes on Wake | 99 | |
| 43/11/03 | 43/11/05 | RO | 2ndFlt/CruDiv7 | sail from Truk to Rabaul | 89 |
| 43/11/05 | RO | 2ndFlt/CruDiv7 | attacked(TF 38) in Rabaul | ||
| 43/11/05 | 43/11/07 | RO | 2ndFlt/CruDiv7 | sail from Rabaul 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 | CenFor/CruDiv7 | xLeyte | |||
| 44/10/24 | CenFor/CruDiv7 | xSibuya | |||
| 44/10/25 | CenFor/CruDiv7 | xSamar -disabled (TG 77.4), scuttled by Okinami (11-50N, 126-25E) | |||