Kuma Class Cruiser

Kuma Class Cruiser

The five Kuma class cruisers (球磨型軽巡洋艦, Kuma-gata keijun'yōkan?) were light cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Kuma-class cruisers proved useful in combat operations ranging from the Aleutian Islands to the Indian Ocean throughout World War II.

The Kuma-class was followed by the very similar Nagara-class.

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