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Wreck of Japanese cruiser Mikuma

Shipwreck site

Position
29.3333° N, 173.5000° E
Sank
Cause
Depth

Mikuma (Japanese: 三隈; named after Mikuma River) was a heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The second vessel in the four-ship Mogami class, she was laid down in 1931 and commissioned in 1935. During World War II she participated in the Battle of Sunda Strait in February 1942 and the Battle of Midway in June 1942, and was sunk the last day of the latter engagement, on 6 June.

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About this wreck

Japanese cruiser Mikuma is a recorded shipwreck site at 29.3333° N, 173.5000° E. Seadar tracks wreck locations alongside live vessel traffic — free, with sources from Wikidata and public hydrographic records.

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