Japanese cruiser Tama

Tama was a Kuma-class cruiser light cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was named for Tama River. Her keel was laid at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki on 10 August 1918. She entered service on 29 January 1921, having been launched on 10 February 1920.

Five ships of the class were built. The class followed the Tenryū-class cruiser and was succeeded by the Nagara-class cruiser.

Displacement was 5,100 long tons. She measured 152.4 m (500 ft) long with a beam of 14.2 m (47 ft). Her designed speed was 36 knots, and she carried a complement of 450.

Her main battery was seven 140 mm (5.5 in) guns. Her belt armour was 64 mm (2.5 in) and her deck 29 mm. She carried one aircraft. Her machinery developed 90,000 shp.

She was in commission for 1,937 days of the Second World War. She was struck from the register on 20 December 1944.

She was sunk on 25 October 1944, at 21°23′N 127°19′E. The wreck survives.

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