Kuma-class cruiser
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The Kuma-class light cruisers were a class of five light cruisers built for and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Kuma-class cruisers proved useful in combat operations ranging from the Aleu
Kuma off Tsingtao, 1930
ONI drawing of the Kuma class
Tenryū-class cruiser
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The two Tenryū-class cruisers were the first light cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They participated in numerous actions during World War II.
Kuma-class cruiser
…The Kuma-class was followed by the very similar Nagara class. Despite the success of the Tenryū-class high speed light cruiser design, the Imperial Japanese Navy realized that they would be outgunned by the larger US Navy Omaha class and the Dutch…
Tenryū in 1921
Office of Naval Intelligence Image of the Tenryū class