Ōi (大井) was the fourth of five Kuma -class light cruiser, which served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She was named after the Ōi River in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan.

OI, KITAKAMI, KINU and KUMA are bombed by Consolidated B-24 "Liberators" of the 5th Air Force's 319th Bomb Squadron. None of the cruisers is hit, but some sustain slight damage from near misses. OI and KITAKAMI depart that day.

The Kuma-class light cruisers (球磨型軽巡洋艦, Kuma-gata keijun'yōkan) were a class of five light cruisers built for and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). The Kuma-class cruisers proved useful in combat operations ranging from the Aleutian Islands to the Indian Ocean throughout World War II.

Oct 9, 2020 · This short-lived IJN program was only ported to two ships, with IJN Oi. The goal was to have a pplatform to launch massive volleys of the deadly 61 cm (24 in) Type 93 “Long Lance” torpedo (often seen as the best torpedo of W2) in accordance to the IJN staff “Night Battle Force”.

The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun ⓘ 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun, 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender in World War II.

Jun 2, 2019 · In this post, we will look at the modified Kuma-class cruisers Kitakami and Oi, which were envisioned to play a role in the torpedo attacks during the decisive battle as a part of a Night Battle Force.

大井 （おおい)是第二次世界大战期间在大日本帝国海军中服役的五艘球磨型轻巡洋舰中的四号舰。 她的名字来源于日本静冈县的大井河。 该舰于1920年7月15日在神户市川崎造船所下水，并在1921年10月3日进入海军服役。 她于1941年8月25日在舞鹤海军工厂接受改装，同年9月30日改装完毕。 改造完成的大井搭载了10座四联装九三式氧气鱼雷发射管，被日本海军称为重雷装舰 (重雷装艦)。 在太平洋战争的大部分时间里，她主要被用于部队运输。 1944年7月19日，大井在马 …

Spelled Ooi or Ohi in some references. Torpedoed 1944-7-19 in the South China Sea by Flasher.

大井 （おおい)是第二次世界大战期间在大日本帝国海军中服役的五艘球磨型轻巡洋舰中的四号舰。 她的名字来源于日本静冈县的大井河。 该舰于1920年7月15日在神户市川崎造船所下水，并在1921年10月3日进入海军服役。 她于1941年8月25日在舞鹤海军工厂接受改装，同年9月30日改装完毕。 改造完成的大井搭载了10座四联装九三式氧气鱼雷发射管，被日本海军称为重雷装舰 (重雷装舰)。 在太平洋战争的大部分时间里，她主要被用于部队运输。 1944年7月19日，大井在马 …

Ōi (大井) was the fourth of five Kuma-class light cruiser, which served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She was named after the Ōi River in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. Designed as a command vessel for a destroyer squadron, she was converted into a torpedo cruiser with forty torpedo launch tubes in a plan abandoned by the Japanese Navy in 1942. During most of the Pacific ...