Mikuma

Mikuma was a heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The second vessel in the four-ship Mogami class, she was laid down in 1931 and commissioned in 1935. During World War II she participated in the Battle of Sunda Strait in February 1942 and the Battle of Midway in June 1942, and was sunk the last day of the latter engagement, on 6 June.

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Mikuma
speed 37 knot, beam 18 metre, draft 5.5 metre, length 201.6 metre,
cruiser, shipwreck, Mogami-class cruiser, heavy cruiser, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery, Imperial Japanese Navy,

Location: 29.3333, 173.5, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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1941-12-07T00:00:00Z

Pacific War

1942-06-06T00:00:00Z

shipwrecking

1934-05-31T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1942-08-10T00:00:00Z

striking

1931-12-24T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1935-08-29T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

Mikuma1939 (cropped)

Battle of Midway, June 1942 (23876676272)

Mikuma

Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma sinking on 6 June 1942 (80-G-414422)

Mikuma 1939

Japanese cruiser Mikuma burning and sinking on 6 June 1942 (80-G-457861)

IJN cruiser Mikuma 1935 002

Japanese Cruisers of the Seventh Squadron

青岛外海的日本联合舰队

Mikuma1939

Type	Subtype	Description	Notes	Source

site	shipwreck	Mikuma	shipwreck, heavy cruiser, Mogami-class cruiser, cruiser	Wikidata
commons	image	Mikuma1939 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image	Battle of Midway, June 1942 (23876676272)		Commons
commons	image	Mikuma		Commons
commons	image	Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma sinking on 6 June 1942 (80-G-414422)		Commons
commons	image	Mikuma 1939		Commons
commons	image	Japanese cruiser Mikuma burning and sinking on 6 June 1942 (80-G-457861)		Commons
commons	image	IJN cruiser Mikuma 1935 002		Commons
commons	image	Japanese Cruisers of the Seventh Squadron		Commons
commons	image	青岛外海的日本联合舰队		Commons
commons	image	Mikuma1939		Commons

Mikuma

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