Tenryū-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Sister ship Kuma. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
American Omaha-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Kuma-class preceded by Tenryū-class succeeded by Nagara-class. Designed as an answer on the heavier armed American Omaha-class and Dutch Java-class light cruisers. Ordered under 1917 Fiscal Year, laid down by Sasebo Naval Arsenal on 29 August 1918, launched on 14 July 1919, commissioned on 31 August 1920, torpedoed and sunk by the British submarine HMS Tally-Ho west of Penang, Malaysia on 11 January 1944 and stricken on 10 March 1944.
No comments:
Post a Comment