HIJMS Tenryu

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Ship	HIJMS Tenryu


Operated By Country	Japan
Unit Type	Ship
Depicted In Image
Ship Class	HIJMS Tenryu
Ship Type	Cruiser

Sunk In Activity	1942 12 18 0100 Torpedoing Of Tenryu East Of Madang, New Guinea
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Postings	0

Units
	Operated By Country
	Japan

Ships
	Built By Shipbuilder	Laid Down YMD	Launch YMD	Commissioned YMD	Final YMD	On Slip	Fitting Out	Total Building	Life Year
	Yokosuka Dockyard	1917 May 17	1918 Mar 11	1919 Nov 20	1942 Dec 18	298day	619day	917day	23.08yr

Activities
1) Involved In Activity	2) 1: as	3) 2:Engagement Result	4) 1: Details
1942 12 18 0100 Torpedoing Of Tenryu East Of Madang, New Guinea	N	Sunk
Directive: 1941 Dec 07 Japanese Directive First Stage First Phase	N
1941 Dec 11 Japanese Attack Wake Island, Northern Pacific	N
1942 Jan 27 Japanese Landing Kavieng	N
1942 May 01 Japanese Conquest MO Operation Tulagi, Solomon Islands Port Moresby	N
1942 Jul 22 Japanese Landing Operation RI Buna, New Guinea	N		Aim: To provide air cover and a base for an overland attack on Port Moresby. Results: By 1942 Aug 21 13,500 troops had been landed for the attack on Port Moresby.
1942 Aug 01 Japanese Landing Operation RE Milne Bay, New Guinea	N		Aim: To establish an airfield to provide air cover for the overland assault on Port Moresby and for the operations a Buna, New Guinea and Gona. Results: Japanese were defeated by predominately Australian troops. Some survivors were evacuated.
1942 08 09 0100 Surface Action First Battle Of Savo Island, Solomon Islands	N		The Japanese planned to engage the Allied warships then destroy the transports in a night attack. The Japanese approach was not detected and the Allied commanders were not expecting a night attack. The superb Japanese night fighting ability and their JPN 61cm type 93 long lance torpedoes resulted in the sinking of 4 Allied heavy cruisers. The Japanese withdrew without attacking the transports as the whereabouts of the American carriers was not known.
1942 Oct 01 Japanese Landing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	N
1942 Oct 04 Japanese Landing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	N
1942 Oct 07 Japanese Landing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	N		Possibly aborted due to bad weather.

Assignments
1) Covered By Assignment	2) 1: Assign To Unit	3) 2: Covered By Assignment	4) 3: Assign To Unit	5) 1: Summary
1941-Nov-01 - IJN 18th Cruiser Division	IJN 18th Cruiser Division	1941 Nov 01 - IJN 4th Fleet	IJN 4th Fleet	Or much earlier

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