ocr: L - IJN Kuma Light Cruiser 7H5.5 Inch Primary Mounts 12-24H 25mm AA Mounts 8H Type 93 Torpedo Tube Mounts Displacement: 5500 tons Mak. Speed: 33 knots Belt Armor: 2 In. Deck Armor: 1 In. The Kuma and her sisters Tama and Kiso were the predecessors of the successtul Nagara class. They were commisioned in 1920 and 1921. The Kiso and Kuma, being unmodernized, were used as training and escort ships throughout the war. Kiso was sunk by carrier planes near Manila in 1944 and Kuma was torpedoed and sunk by the RN Tally Ho off Penang in that same year. Tama, however had a more exciting carreer. She wa ...
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