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Looks like one of the Mogami 2nd class cruisers - Mikima (launched 31-5-1934, completed 29-8-1935); Mogami (14-3-1934, 28-7-1935); Suzuya (20-11-1934, approx. 31-10-1937); or Kumano (15-10-1936, approx. 31-10-1937). There were slight differences in appearance between the four ships - Mikuma had that side cantilevered structure aft of amidships, for instance. Dimensions 625' lbp x 59'-9" beam x 14'-9" mean draft; displacement 8500 tons; 90000 shp = 33 knots; armament 15 x 6.1" guns, 8 x 5" AA, 12 x 21" torpedo tubes. Source: Jane's Fighting Ships 1940.
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This image was taken on the 20th March 1935 in Sukumo Bay Kochi - Japan and is indeed the Mogami on her sea trials she attained 36 knots on 154,266 shp - these were not successful trials, the new all welded hull distorted badly, so badly that her turrets could not be trained properly, this also applied to the second of the four ships in this class - Mikuma and both spent 1936-8 being rebuilt and heavily strengthened. Stability was also very dubious for these ships and they had external bulges added to the hulls to improve matters.
Originally built as a large light cruiser mounting fifteen 6.1" guns she was very heavily damaged by aircraft from the USN carriers Yorktown, Hornet and Enterprise on the 05th June 1942 during the Midway battle, she lost 81 men and had to retire to Truk for emergency repairs before sailing for Sasebo.
She re-appeared in April 1943 very much changed - all weapons aft of the funnel had gone replaced by a flat deck and two catapults and cranes to handle up to twelve sea planes - japan was now rather short of carriers hence the rather cobbled together modification.
She was sunk in the Leyte Gulf as part of Admiral Nishimura's Southern Force, she was damaged by gunfire from the USN heavy cruisers Louisville and Portland and the light cruiser Denver on the 25th October 1944 she sustained up to 20 hits from 6 and 8" shells , she then received further damage after a collision with the heavy cruiser Nachi and later still she received further damage from the carriers of TG77.4 - CVE26 Sangamon, CVE27 Suwannee, CVE28 Chenango, CVE29 Santee , CVE82 Saginaw Bay and CVE80 Petrof Bay.
Very lucky to survive this she was scuttled by a torpedo from the light cruiser Akebono
As built details : L 661'01" B 59'01" Draft 18'01" Disp 8,500 tons standard and 10,993 full load
After rebuilding : Beam 63'00" Draft 19'04" disp 11,200 tons standard and 13,200 full load
Machinery : quadruple screws, geared steam turbines, 10 oil fired boilers, 152,000 shp 35 knots ( post rebuild).
Armament : fifteen 6.1" C60 guns in five tripple turrets, eight 5" C40 guns in four twin mounts, four 40mm AA guns, four sets tripple 21" torpedo tubes and three aircraft with one catapult
Armour : belt 3.9" over the machinery inc to 4.9" over the magazines, deck 2.4 over magazines reducing to 1.4" elswhere, turrets 1".
Crew 850 men
Six ships in the class : Mogami - leader, Mikuma, Suzuya, Kumano , the fifth ship Ibuki was completed as an aircraft carrier , the sixth ship only named as cruiser 301 was scrapped on the slipway.
The carrier Ibuki was the only one of the five to survive the war and was scrapped in 1947
Originally built as a large light cruiser mounting fifteen 6.1" guns she was very heavily damaged by aircraft from the USN carriers Yorktown, Hornet and Enterprise on the 05th June 1942 during the Midway battle, she lost 81 men and had to retire to Truk for emergency repairs before sailing for Sasebo.
She re-appeared in April 1943 very much changed - all weapons aft of the funnel had gone replaced by a flat deck and two catapults and cranes to handle up to twelve sea planes - japan was now rather short of carriers hence the rather cobbled together modification.
She was sunk in the Leyte Gulf as part of Admiral Nishimura's Southern Force, she was damaged by gunfire from the USN heavy cruisers Louisville and Portland and the light cruiser Denver on the 25th October 1944 she sustained up to 20 hits from 6 and 8" shells , she then received further damage after a collision with the heavy cruiser Nachi and later still she received further damage from the carriers of TG77.4 - CVE26 Sangamon, CVE27 Suwannee, CVE28 Chenango, CVE29 Santee , CVE82 Saginaw Bay and CVE80 Petrof Bay.
Very lucky to survive this she was scuttled by a torpedo from the light cruiser Akebono
As built details : L 661'01" B 59'01" Draft 18'01" Disp 8,500 tons standard and 10,993 full load
After rebuilding : Beam 63'00" Draft 19'04" disp 11,200 tons standard and 13,200 full load
Machinery : quadruple screws, geared steam turbines, 10 oil fired boilers, 152,000 shp 35 knots ( post rebuild).
Armament : fifteen 6.1" C60 guns in five tripple turrets, eight 5" C40 guns in four twin mounts, four 40mm AA guns, four sets tripple 21" torpedo tubes and three aircraft with one catapult
Armour : belt 3.9" over the machinery inc to 4.9" over the magazines, deck 2.4 over magazines reducing to 1.4" elswhere, turrets 1".
Crew 850 men
Six ships in the class : Mogami - leader, Mikuma, Suzuya, Kumano , the fifth ship Ibuki was completed as an aircraft carrier , the sixth ship only named as cruiser 301 was scrapped on the slipway.
The carrier Ibuki was the only one of the five to survive the war and was scrapped in 1947
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