Tenryū class cruiser

Tenryū class cruiser

The two "Tatsuta" was completed at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal on 31 March 1919. Prior to World War II, it participated in the Siberian Intervention, and supported the landings of Japanese troops along the China coast. During the Pacific War, it participated in the Battle of Wake Island and the invasions of the Solomon Islands, New Guinea and the Battle of Savo Island and the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. It was sunk by USS|Sand Lance|SS-381|6, convert|40|nmi|km|0 NNE of Hachijōjima on 13 March 1944. "Tatsuta" was struck from the Navy List on 10 May 1944.

References

Books

*cite book
last = D'Albas
first = Andrieu
authorlink =
year = 1965
title = Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II
publisher = Devin-Adair Pub
location =
id = ISBN 0-8159-5302-X
*cite book
last = Dull
first = Paul S.
authorlink =
year = 1978
chapter =
title = A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1945
publisher = Naval Institute Press
location =
id = ISBN 0-87021-097-1
*cite book
last = Howarth
first = Stephen
authorlink =
year = 1983
title = The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun: The drama of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1895-1945
publisher = Atheneum
location =
id = ISBN 0-68911-402-8
*cite book
last = Jentsura
first = Hansgeorg
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 1976
chapter =
title = Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945
publisher = Naval Institute Press
location =
id = ISBN 0-87021-893-X
*cite book
last = Lacroix
first = Eric
authorlink =
coauthors = Linton Wells
year = 1997
chapter =
title = Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War
publisher = Naval Institute Press
location =
id = ISBN 0-87021-311-3
*cite book
last = Whitley
first = M.J.
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 1995
chapter =
title = Cruisers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia
publisher = Naval Institute Press
location =
id = ISBN 1-55750-141-6

External links

*cite web
last = Parshall
first = Jon
coauthors = Bob Hackett, Sander Kingsepp, & Allyn Nevitt
year =
url = http://www.combinedfleet.com/tenryu_c.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Tenryu" class
title = Imperial Japanese Navy Page (Combinedfleet.com)
work =
accessdate =

ee also

*List of World War II ships


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