file created: 12/07/02 00:50:29 , last update: 12/06/99
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CL Kinu
Imperial Japanese Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Nagara 1921/01/17
Kawasaki Kobe
1922/05/29 1922/11/10 1944/10/26
sunk
Namesake: "Planted Field" ("stromové pole") - a river
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/08     SoExpFor/MalGrp/SubGrp/Subron4 land Malaisia  
42/03/01       damaged(RAF) off Java   85 
44/01/23 44/01/31     troop transport run from Singapore to Andamans and back   99 
44/01/30 44/01/31     off Singapore tow ??damaged?? Kitakami (Uranami assisted)   99 
44/04/02 44/04/08     sail from Singapore to Balikpapan > Davao escorted by Uranami   99 
44/04/26 44/05/01     troop transport run (+Uranami) Palau>Tokobe Is.,then to Davao>Tarakan   99 
44/05/31 44/06/04 KON TranGrp attempt to reinforce Biak   86 
44/06/10 44/07/02 KON3 TranGrp 3rd Biak Reinforce   86  99 
44/07/02       Singapore   99 
44/08/07 44/08/18     transport run from Singapore to Brunei > Manila > Palau   99 
44/08/18 44/08/25     sail from Palau to Cebu > Manila   99 
44/08/25 44/09/02     sail from Manila to Coron > Lingga   99 
44/10     TranGrp/CruDiv16 xLeyte   86 
44/10/21 44/10/23   TranGrp/CruDiv16 sail from Lingga to Manila   99 
44/10/23     CruDiv16 tow disabled Aoba to Cavite   99 
44/10/24 44/10/26 TA-1 Screen/CruDiv16/FF,DF     99 
44/10/26     Screen/CruDiv16/FF,DF sunk(TG 77.4) - Jintotolo Chan. betw. Masbate and Panay (11-46N,123-11E)   86  99 

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