Mogami in July 1935, shortly after commissioning
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Name | Mogami |
Namesake | Mogami River |
Ordered | 1931 Fiscal Year |
Builder | Kure Naval Arsenal |
Laid down | 27 October 1931 |
Launched | 14 March 1934 |
Commissioned | 28 July 1935 |
Stricken | 20 December 1944 |
Fate | Scuttled, 25 October 1944, after Battle of the Surigao Strait 09°40′N 124°50′E / 9.667°N 124.833°E |
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Class and type | Mogami-class cruiser |
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Range | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Complement | 850 |
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Mogami (最上) was the lead ship in the four-vessel Mogami class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was named after the Mogami River in Tōhoku region of Japan. The Mogami-class ships were constructed as "light cruisers" (per the London Naval Treaty) with five triple 155-millimetre (6.1 in) 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 (203 mm) guns. In 1937 all four ships were "converted" to heavy cruisers in this fashion.[3] Mogami served in numerous combat engagements in World War II, until she was sunk at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944.