Abukuma

"H-hello, I'm Abukuma, a light cruiser."

- Abukuma

Abukuma (阿武隈 軽巡洋艦 Abukuma keijun'yōkan?) was a Nagara-class light cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy, named after the Abukuma River in the Tōhoku region of Japan. She saw action during World War II in the Attack on Pearl Harbor and in the Pacific, before being disabled in the Battle of Surigao Strait in October 1944, then bombed and sunk by the USAAF off the Philippines.

Trivia

 * On October 1930, Abukuma collided with light cruiser Kitakami. Abukuma loses her bow while Kitakami sustained only light damage above the waterline. She was later fitted from the old spoon-shaped bow to a new double-curved one.
 * She was escorted by Ushio en route to repairs when she sunk. Ushio then rescued more than half of her crew.
 * Sunk 26 October 1944 bombed by USAAF B-24 Liberator bombers off Negros Island, Mindanao Sea 09°20′N 122°32′E