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5 unusual facts about Japanese cruiser Mogami


Clarence E. Vammen, Jr.

The next morning, on 6 June, Vammen joined Hornets planes in attacking the fleeing Japanese heavy cruisers Mogami and Mikuma, a strike that inflicted such severe damage on the latter that she sank later that day.

Gus George Bebas

On the afternoon of 6 June, he took part in strikes flown against the heavy cruisers Mogami and Mikuma and their screening destroyers, scoring a damaging near miss on Mogami in the face of heavy antiaircraft fire.

Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūhō

At 6:10 pm on 20 June, as part of "Force B" (with Hiyō, Junyō, Nagato, Mogami and eight destroyers), the Ryūhō was attacked by four TBF Avenger torpedo bombers from the Enterprise, which were loaded with 500 lb (227 kg) bombs.

Japanese cruiser Noshiro

The day after the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay (2 November 1943), Noshiro departed Truk with CruDiv 4's Atago, Takao and Maya, CruDiv 7's Suzuya and Mogami, CruDiv 8's Chikuma and four destroyers, arriving at Rabaul on 5 November 1943.

Shunji Isaki

After his promotion to captain in 1936, he was re-assigned to command the Sendai in 1938, followed by the Mogami, Jintsu, and Maya.



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