file created: 12/07/02 01:05:02 , last update: 05/24/00
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CL Tacuta
Imperial Japanese Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Tenrju 1917/07/24
Sasebo Kaigun Kosho
1918/03/11 1919/03/31 1944/03/13
sunk
Namesake: "Dragon Field" ("dračí závodiště") - river in Yamato province
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     4thFlt/CruDiv18    
41/12/08 41/12/11   SoSeFor/CruDiv18 land Wake  
41/12/21 41/12/28   2ndWakeInvFor land Wake  
42/05/0? 42/05/1? MO SupFor/CruDiv18 xCoralS   81 
42/07/14     8thFlt/CruDiv18 IJN reorganization   103 
42/07/20 42/07/21 RI   land Buna   103 
42/08/24 42/08/28 RE   land Milne Bay   103 
42/09/05 42/09/08   TokioEx/CovGrp troop evacuation run to Milne Bay   99 
42/09/06     TokioEx/CovGrp shell Gili Gili - sinking/share (Arashi) AK Anshun (RN)   99 
43/10/15 43/10/20     troop transport run from Saeki to Truk   99 
43/10/22 43/10/24     troop transport run from Truk to Ponape and back   99 
44/03/03 44/03/13     escort convoy Macu 2 from Pusan to Jokosuka, then towards Saipan   99 
44/03/12       damage(Sandlance) escorting convoy Macu2 off Tokio  
44/03/13       sunk(Sandlance) SW of Jokosuka (32-48N, 139-08E)   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 32-48N, 139-08E
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