Japanese cruiser Isuzu 1945
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | Japanese cruiser Isuzu | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1945 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | light cruiser | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Japan | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Imperial Japanese Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Flores Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Indonesia | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 57 km from land |
| Position | -7.6333, 118.1500 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Isuzu (五十鈴) was the second of six vessels in the Nagara class of light cruisers, and like other vessels of her class, she was intended for use as the flagship of a destroyer flotilla. She was named after the Isuzu River, near Ise Shrine in the Chūbu region of Japan. She saw action during World War II in the Battle of Hong Kong and in the Solomon Islands campaign, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf before being sunk by American submarines in the Netherlands East Indies in April 1945.
Location
- Recorded position: -7.6333, 118.1500 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Flores Sea
- Nearest coast: Indonesia
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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