file created: 12/07/02 00:50:44 , last update: 05/27/02
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CL Kiso
Imperial Japanese Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Kuma 1919/06/10
Micubishi Nagasaki
1920/12/14 1921/05/04 1944/11/13
sunk
Namesake: "Steep Slope" ("strmę svah") a region near Nagano
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     5thFlt/CruDiv21    
42/03/12       departed Jokosuka to join searching for US forces after Marcus raid   99 
42/05 42/06   D4/AleFor/KiskaLandFor/GF xMidway  
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 
43/02/13 43/02/22     transport run from Paramushiro to Kiska and back   99 
43/06/23       Paramushiro  
43/07/21 43/08/01 KE   Kiska evacuation  
43/09/26 43/09/28     troop transport run fro Truk to Ponape and back   99 
43/10/19 43/10/21     troop transport run from Truk to Rabaul   99 
43/10/21       damaged by RAAF Beauforts 53 nm of Cape St. George (04-23S, 153-11E)   85 
44/08/11 44/08/14     transport run from Jokosuka to Cicijima and back   99 
44/10/30 44/11/06   1stDivAtFor sail from Sasebo to Mako > Brunei with supplies and ammo for Kurita's force   99 
44/11/08 44/11/10   1stDivAtFor sail from Brunei to Manila   99 
44/11/13       sunk(TF 38) in Manila Bay, 6 nm NW of Cavite (14-35, 120-50E)   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 14-35, 120-50E
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