I.J.N. Kuma
1937
(Neptun 1246)
- Class: Kuma - 5 cruisers of 1918
- Displacement: 5,019 tons standard; 5,832 full load
- Dimensions: 520 (wl) 535 (oa) x 46.5 x 15.75 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 90,000 = 36 knots
- Armor: Main belt 2.5 in., C.T. 2 in., deck 1.25 in.
- Armament: 7-5.5in (7x1), 2-3in AA (2x1) guns; 8-21in TT (4x2); 1 aircraft
- Complement: 439
- Builder: Sasebo Navy Yard
- Laid Down: 29 Aug 1918
- Launched: 14 Jul 1919
- Completed: 21 Aug 1920
- Service: Attached to Admiral Kondo's southern force in the Dutch East Indies in Dec 1941, as part of 16th Cruiser Squadron. Operated in SW Pacific and was finally torpedoed and sunk by the British submarine Tallyho a few miles north of Penang, 11 Jan 1944.
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