Category:Kuma Class

This category contains all ships in Kuma Class.

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The Kuma-class Light Cruiser (球磨型軽巡洋艦) were the successors of the Tenryu-class Lighters, due that the IJN needed a light cruiser that is fast enough to catch up with the new destroyer vessels.

Also with the development of the long-range,oxygen-propelled Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedoes in the 1930's, the IJN drafted plans to create a special "Night Battle Force" of Torpedo Cruisers (CLT) which is said to be based from their success in the naval Battle of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War. Thus refitting Kitakami and Ooi with modified with ten quadruple mount torpedo launchers (a total of 40 tubes), arranged in two broadside rows of five. Kiso was said to be planned to be turned into a CLT however plans where never took affect.

However, the evolution of naval aviation and simply the lack of such an opportunity meant that they never served in that role in the Pacific War. Nevertheless, their versatility led them to serve in a number of different roles through the war ranging from the Aleutian Islands to the Indian Ocean.

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Kuma Class
ID	Ship	Name (en)	Name (jp)	Type	Class N°
99		Kuma	球磨	CL	1	49	89	138	59	59	39	12	25	29	79	1, 1	25	25
215		Kuma Kai	球磨改	CL	1	69	89	158	69	79	49	12	42	69	79	1, 1, 1	25	30
652		Kuma Kai Ni	球磨改二	CL	1	70	92	162	80	80	58	16	46	70	82	1, 1, 1	25	35
657		Kuma Kai Ni D	球磨改二丁	CL	1	67	84	151	84	84	53	16	46	70	81	0, 0, 0	25	35
100		Tama	多摩	CL	2	39	79	118	49	59	39	10	25	29	69	1, 1	25	25
216		Tama Kai	多摩改	CL	2	59	79	138	59	79	49	12	42	59	79	1, 1, 1	25	30
547		Tama Kai Ni	多摩改二	CL	2	61	91	152	83	85	61	13	46	69	82	1, 1, 1	25	30
25		Kitakami	北上	CL	3	39	79	118	49	59	39	15	25	29	69	0, 0	25	25
58		Kitakami Kai	北上改	CLT	3	39	99	138	39	59	39	15	32	39	77	0, 0	25	50
119		Kitakami Kai Ni	北上改二	CLT	3	63	139	202	49	79	43	30	43	63	83	0, 0, 0	25	75
24		Ooi	大井	CL	4	49	89	138	59	59	39	17	25	29	77	0, 0	25	25
57		Ooi Kai	大井改	CLT	4	39	99	138	39	59	39	10	32	39	77	0, 0	25	50
118		Ooi Kai Ni	大井改二	CLT	4	63	139	202	49	79	43	13	43	63	83	0, 0, 0	25	75
101		Kiso	木曾	CL	5	39	79	118	49	59	39	10	25	29	69	1, 1	25	25
217		Kiso Kai	木曾改	CL	5	59	79	138	59	79	49	12	42	59	79	1, 1, 1	25	30
146		Kiso Kai Ni	木曾改二	CLT	5	65	111	176	72	82	49	13	44	65	85	0, 0, 0	25	50