Japanese cruiser Kumano

	Kumano in October 1938
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Kumano
Namesake	Kumano River in Wakayama Prefecture
Builder	Kawasaki Shipyards, Kobe, Japan
Laid down	4 April 1934
Launched	15 October 1936
Completed	31 October 1937
Nickname(s)	(9 lives Ship)
Fate	Sunk by aircraft, 25 November 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Mogami-class cruiser
Displacement	13,440 long tons (13,660 t) (full load)
Length	201.6 m (661 ft 5 in)
Beam	22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Draft	5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Installed power	152,000 shp (113,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 × impulse single-geared steam turbines; 10 × Kampon boilers; 4 × shafts;
Speed	35 kn (40 mph; 65 km/h)
Complement	850
Armament	As Built:15 × 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type naval gun (5×3) 8× 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 naval guns (4x2); 4 × 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft guns; 12 × 610 mm (24 in) Type 93 torpedoes (4 × 3 tube rotating launchers + 12 reloads); Final:; 10 × 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns (5x2); 8 × 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 naval gun (4×2); 50× Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun s; 12 × Type 93 torpedoes (4 × 3 tube rotating launchers + 12 reloads);
Armor	Belt: 10 cm (3.9 in); Deck: 3.5 cm (1.4 in); Turrets: 2.5 cm (1.0 in); Magazines: 12.7 cm (5.0 in);
Aircraft carried	3 × Aichi E13A (Type 1) reconnaissance floatplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × catapults

Kumano (熊野) was one of four Mogami class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy, serving in World War II. She was named after the Kumano River Kii Peninsula on the island of Honshu in central Japan. The Mogami-class ships were constructed as "light cruisers" (per the Washington Naval Treaty) with five triple 6.1-inch dual purpose guns. They were exceptionally large for light cruisers, and the barbettes for the main battery were designed for quick refitting with twin 8-inch guns. In 1937 all four ships were "converted" to heavy cruisers in this fashion. Kumano served in numerous combat engagements in the Pacific War, until she was eventually sunk by carrier aircraft from Task Force 38 while she was undergoing repairs at Santa Cruz, Zambales, Philippines, in November 1944.

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