file created: 12/07/02 00:09:22 , last update: 06/04/00
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CL Abukuma
Imperial Japanese Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Nagara 1921/12/08
Uraga Dock Tokio
1923/03/16 1925/05/26 1944/10/26
sunk
Namesake: river
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     1stFlt/DesRon1/SF     99 
41/11/22 41/12/24 raidPH StrFor1/DesRon1/SF    
42/02/01 42/02/08   StrFor1/DesRon1/SF hunting TF 8,TF 17 after Revenge Raid   74 
42/02/15 42/02/21   StrFor1/DesRon1 1st Port Darwin Raid   74 
42/02/25 42/03/07   StrFor1/DesRon1/SF 2nd Port Darwin & Tjilatjip Raid   74 
42/03/26 42/04/22   StrFor1/DesRon1/SF raid Indian Ocean   74 
42/05/2? 42/06   D3/AleFor/AttuLandFor/GF xMidway  
42/06/15     D3/AleFor/AttuLandFor/GF scouted Amchitka for possible airfields   99 
42/10/27 42/10/30     troop transport run from Paramushiru to Attu   99 
42/11/30 42/12/03     troop transport run from Paramushiru to Kiska   99 
43/03/23 43/03/28   TranGrp1 xKomand   89  103 
43/04/13 43/04/16     sail from Paramushiro to Jokosuka   99 
43/07/21 43/08/01 KE   Kiska evacuation  
44/10     StrFor2/DesRon1/SF xLeyte  
44/10/25     StrFor2/DesRon1/SF xSuriga-damage(PT-117)  
44/10/26     StrFor2/DesRon1/SF sunk by B-24s SW of Negros Is. (09-20N, 122-30E)   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 09-20N, 122-30E
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