JapanMogami
A heavily armed Japanese cruiser later converted into a unique aircraft-carrying cruiser hybrid.
- Navy
- Japan
- Commissioned
- 1935
- Fate
- Scuttled after battle damage, October 1944
Service History
Mogami was the lead ship of a class that pushed treaty limits, mounting an exceptionally heavy battery. After damage at the Battle of Midway, she was rebuilt as an aircraft cruiser, replacing her rear turrets with a seaplane deck.
She fought at Leyte Gulf in 1944, where she was crippled by air and surface attack and finally scuttled by her own forces.
Major Campaigns & Battles
- Battle of Midway
- Battle of Sunda Strait
- Battle of Leyte Gulf
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