Japanese cruiser "Mikuma" after a raid by US aircraft

During the Battle of Midway the Japanese heavy cruiser Mogami by performing antisubmarine maneuver rammed the Japanese cruiser Mikuma, and it received serious injuries.

In the evening, June 6, 1942, American planes attacked the Japanese cruiser Mikuma, and he got 9 hits from 227 and 454 kg bombs, sank.

 

Time taken: June 6, 1942

 

 

Source of the Japanese cruiser Mikuma photo:US Library of Congress.

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