Heavy Cruisers: Mogami Class

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Heavy Cruisers: Mogami Class

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Mogami Class Heavy Cruiser IJNS Suzuya pictured under construction in drydock No.4 at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yards on November 20th 1935
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The shot of MOGAMI building is a nice one!

Sadly pictures of the MOGAMIs as heavy cruisers with 10-8" are rather rare. Photos of the rebuilt (after Midway) MOGAMI are apparently non-existent.... :(; except as dim profiles in the distance. The best known, showing the 8", are the MIKUMA after being pounded into a smoking hulk.

Maybe Don has more from his contacts?? DFO
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One colorized pic of SUZUYA with 8" in 1940! :o DFO
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designeraccd wrote: Sat Oct 20, 2018 12:52 am The shot of MOGAMI building is a nice one!

Sadly pictures of the MOGAMIs as heavy cruisers with 10-8" are rather rare. Photos of the rebuilt (after Midway) MOGAMI are apparently non-existent.... :(; except as dim profiles in the distance. The best known, showing the 8", are the MIKUMA after being pounded into a smoking hulk.

Maybe Don has more from his contacts?? DFO
Tad crowded on the starboard side with four aircraft stored .... :o
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Not for MOGAMI-then. After rebuild she had a flight deck aft for, IIRC, 8-10 float planes. She and 2 TONEs were responsible for long range scouting. DFO
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Good grief thats a lot of Avgas to stow the move around , in addition to all the other combustibles on board :o

She must be a large girl to maintain and ship :o
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IJNS Mogami pictured on speed trials in 1935..She was the lead ship in the four-vessel Mogami Class of Heavy Cruisers The Mogami-Class were constructed as Light Cruisers (per the Washington Naval Treaty) with five triple 6.1-inch 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 guns. In 1937 all four ships were converted to Heavy Cruisers in this fashion. Mogami served in numerous combat engagements in World War II, until she was sunk at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944.
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Well she was certainly well equipped with firepower Brian , and with 6 magazines I trust she was well armoured to store it all to
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Mogami Class Heavy Cruiser Suzuya pictured fitting out, nearing 67% complete at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on April 20th 1936...In late October 1944, the Japanese fleet assembled in Brunei in response to the threatened American invasion of the Philippines. On October 25th 1944, in the Battle off Samar, Suzuya engaged the three 'Jeep Carriers' in American Task Group 77.4, but was attacked by ten TBM Avenger torpedo-bombers. A near-miss destroyed her port propeller. At 1050, Suzuya was attacked by 30 other Carrier aircraft. Another near-miss caused the Long Lance torpedoes in Suzuya's No. 1 torpedo tubes to explode, which in turn started other fires and damaged the starboard engine rooms and the No. 7 boiler room. Suzuya was abandoned at 1150, and at 1322 sank. Destroyer Okinami took off Captain Teraoka and 401 crewmen. US warships later rescued more sailors.
Suzuya was removed from the navy list on December 20th 1944. Though it has yet to be located, the wreck of the Suzuya is believed to lie in some 27,600 feet of water, making her one of the deepest shipwrecks on record.
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Mogami Class Heavy Cruiser Mikuma pictured off the Island of Shikoku on May 3rd 1939...She was brought in for substantial reconstruction, replacing the triple 6 inch turrets with twin 8 inch guns (the 6 inch turrets going to the Battleship Yamato). Torpedo bulges were also added to improve stability, but the increased displacement caused a reduction in speed. She was sunk on June 6th 1942 by USN and USMC aircraft during Battle of Midway.
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