Japanese cruiser Mikuma

	Mikuma in Kagoshima Harbor, 1939
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Mikuma
Namesake	Mikuma River
Ordered	1931 Fiscal Year
Builder	Mitsubishi
Laid down	24 December 1931
Launched	31 May 1934
Commissioned	29 August 1935
Stricken	10 August 1942
Fate	Sunk by American aircraft during Battle of Midway, 6 June 1942 29°20′N 173°30′E
General characteristics
Class and type	Mogami-class cruiser
Displacement	8,500 tons (official, initial); 13,668 tons (final);
Length	197 metres (646 ft 4 in) (initial); 198 metres (649 ft 7 in) (final);
Beam	18 metres (59 ft 1 in) (initial); 20.2 metres (66 ft 3 in) (final);
Draught	5.5 metres (18 ft 1 in) (initial); 5.9 metres (19 ft 4 in) (final);
Propulsion	4-shaft geared turbines; 10 Kampon boilers; 152,000 shp (113,000 kW);
Speed	37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph) (initial); 34.9 knots (64.6 km/h; 40.2 mph) (final);
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	850
Armament	(initial); 15 × 155 millimetres (6.1 in)/60 cal guns (5x3); 8 × 127 mm (5 in)/40 cal guns (4x2); 4 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns; 12 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes; (final); 10 × 20.3 cm (8.0 in)/50 3rd Year Type naval guns (5x2); 8 × 127 mm (5.0 in)/40 cal guns (4x2); 8 × 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns; 4 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA guns; 12 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes;
Armor	Belt 100–125 mm (3.9–4.9 in); Deck 35–60 mm (1.4–2.4 in); Turret 25 mm (0.98 in);
Aircraft carried	3 x floatplanes

Mikuma (三隈, Mikuma) was a heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The second vessel in the four-ship Mogami class, she was laid down in 1931 and commissioned in 1935. During World War II she participated in the Battle of Sunda Strait in February 1942 and the Battle of Midway in June 1942, and was sunk the last day of the latter engagement, on 6 June.

The ship was named after the Mikuma river in Oita prefecture, Japan.

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