Japanese light cruiser Mogami running trials off Sukumo Bay, Shikoku, Japan, 20 Mar 1935Mikuma at sea in 1938, seen from another Japanese warshipCruisers in Ise Bay, Japan, summer 1938; from front to back: Mogami, Mikuma, and KumanoPort side view of Mikuma
Japanese light cruiser Mogami running trials off Sukumo Bay, Shikoku, Japan, 20 Mar 1935Mikuma at sea in 1938, seen from another Japanese warshipCruisers in Ise Bay, Japan, summer 1938; from front to back: Mogami, Mikuma, and KumanoPort side view of Mikuma's smokestack, Aug 1938; dual stripes indicate memberships in Sentai 7
Cruiser Kumano, circa Oct 1938, as seen in US Navy Division of Naval InteligenceMikuma in either Ariake Bay or Shibushi Bay, accompanied by DDs, Apr 1939Mikuma in Sukumo Bay, Apr 1939Mikuma burning after being bombed by Enterprise
Cruiser Kumano, circa Oct 1938, as seen in US Navy Division of Naval Inteligence's A503 FM30-50 booklet for identification of shipsMikuma in either Ariake Bay or Shibushi Bay, accompanied by DDs, Apr 1939Mikuma in Sukumo Bay, Apr 1939Mikuma burning after being bombed by Enterprise's aircraft, 6 Jun 1942
Mikuma burning and sinking, 6 Jun 1942Mikuma burning, 6 Jun 1942, taken by the gunner of a US plane, DD Asashio or Arashio is nearbyMikuma burning, with midships structure shattered and torpedo dangling from tube, 6 Jun 1942SBDs from Hornet over the burning Mikuma, early afternoon, 6 Jun 1942
Mikuma burning and sinking, 6 Jun 1942Mikuma burning, 6 Jun 1942, taken by the gunner of a US plane, DD Asashio or Arashio is nearbyMikuma burning, with midships structure shattered and torpedo dangling from tube, 6 Jun 1942SBDs from Hornet over the burning Mikuma, early afternoon, 6 Jun 1942
Adms R. English & C. Nimitz observing as USS Trout returned with 2 POWs of the sunken Mikuma, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, 14 Jun 1942Heavy cruiser Suzuya as seen in A503 FM30-50 booklet for identification of ships published by the US Navy Division of Naval Inteligence, Oct 1942Identification drawing of Japanese Mogami-class heavy cruiser as published in A503 FM30-50 booklet for identification of ships of the US Division of Naval Intelligence, Oct 1942
Adms R. English & C. Nimitz observing as USS Trout returned with 2 POWs of the sunken Mikuma, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, 14 Jun 1942Heavy cruiser Suzuya as seen in A503 FM30-50 booklet for identification of ships published by the US Navy Division of Naval Inteligence, Oct 1942Identification drawing of Japanese Mogami-class heavy cruiser as published in A503 FM30-50 booklet for identification of ships of the US Division of Naval Intelligence, Oct 1942


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