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 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki on 10 August 1918, launched on 10 February 1920, commissioned on 29 January 1921, sunk by American submarine USS Jallao north east of Luzon, Philippines on 25 October 1944 and stricken on 20 December 1944.
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