Mogami

Mogami was the lead ship of the four Mogami-class cruisers built for the IJN in the 1930s. The Mogami class were built as light cruisers under the Washington Naval Treaty, but were incredibly large by design so that they could easily be converted to heavy cruisers (and they were in 1937). Mogami's first roles in the Second World War involved providing support for Japanese troops during the Japanese invasion of Malaya, and covering landings of troops at Kuching during the invasion of Sarawak in 1941. In 1942 Mogami participated in the Battle of Sunda Strait, resulting in the sinking of USS Ho...