IJN Abukuma

Sunk

Type	Light cruiser
Class	Nagara
War	Second World War
Main guns	7 × 5.5″ guns

Led the destroyer screen of the Pearl Harbor carriers. Sunk at Surigao Strait in 1944.

Imperial Japanese Navy photograph of light cruiser Abukuma in 1941, shortly before sailing on the Pearl Harbor raid. This photo clearly shows the seaplane catapult with E7K ("Alf") floatplane mounted and ready to launch. It was originally published with permission in the 1941 edition of Jane's Fight Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

(Initial)
7 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns
2 × 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun s
8 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes (4x2)
48 naval mines
(Final) 5 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns
2 × 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 naval gun s
4 × triple, 2x twin,24x single Type 96 25 mm AA guns
10 × Type 93 13.2 mm machine guns
8 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes (2x4)

Armour

Belt: 60 mm (2.4 in)
Deck: 30 mm (1.2 in)

Builder	Uraga Dock Company
Laid down	8 December 1921
Launched	16 March 1923
Commissioned	26 May 1925
Displacement	5,570 long tons (5,659 t) normal
Length	162.1 m (531 ft 10 in) o/a 158.6 m (520 ft 4 in) w/l
Speed	36 knots (41 mph; 67 km/h)
Complement	450

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

16 March 1923

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Survived

7 December 1941

Led the destroyer screen

Easter Sunday raid

Survived

5 April 1942

Fate

Sunk

Sunk 26 October 1944