Kinu

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Kinu (鬼怒) was the fifth of the six ships completed Nagara-class light cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy, named after the Kinu River in Tochigi prefecture Japan. She was active in World War II in various campaigns in Malaya, the Dutch East Indies and New Guinea before being sunk by United States Navy carrier-based aircraft in the Philippines in 1944.

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Kinu
speed 36 knot, 
light cruiser, Nagara-class cruiserImperial Japanese NavyKawasaki Heavy Industries Ship & Offshore Structure Company


Location: 11.75, 123.1833, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Kinu
    1922 Nagara-class cruiser
  • Uranami
    1928 Fubuki-class destroyer
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1921-01-17T00:00:00Z
1921-01-17T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1922-05-29T00:00:00Z
1922-05-29T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1922-11-10T00:00:00Z
1922-11-10T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
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Japanese cruiser Kinu in 1931Japanese cruiser Kinu in 1931
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Japanese light cruisers Kinu (left) and Abukuma (right) anchored in Sukumo Bay, taken from the heavy cruiser MikumaJapanese light cruisers Kinu (left) and Abukuma (right) anchored in Sukumo Bay, taken from the heavy cruiser Mikuma
Japanese light cruisers Kinu (left) and Abukuma (right) anchored in Sukumo Bay, taken from the heavy cruiser MikumaJapanese light cruisers Kinu (left) and Abukuma (right) anchored in Sukumo Bay, taken from the heavy cruiser Mikuma
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    linkpageCombined Fleet page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraftKinuNagara-class cruiser, light cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraftUranamiFubuki-class destroyer, destroyerWikidata
    commonsimageJapanese cruiser Kinu in 1931 Commons
    commonsimageGHumlwLbsAAYPnI Commons
    commonsimageJapanese light cruisers Kinu (left) and Abukuma (right) anchored in Sukumo Bay, taken from the heavy cruiser Mikuma Commons
    commonsimageJapanese light cruisers Kinu (left) and Abukuma (right) anchored in Sukumo Bay, taken from the heavy cruiser Mikuma Commons