World War II Light Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy

In World War II, Japan had 25 light cruisers; how many can you name?

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Class	Fate	Answer
Tenryu	Sunk by submarine USS Albacore; December 19, 1942	Tenryu
Tenryu	Sunk by submarine USS Sand Lance; March 13, 1944	Tatsuta
Kuma	Sunk by submarine HMS Tally-Ho; March 10, 1944	Kuma
Kuma	Sunk by submarine USS Jallo; October 25, 1944	Tama
Kuma	Scrapped	Kitakami
Kuma	Sunk by submarine USS Flasher; July 19, 1944	Oi
Kuma	Sunk by US Navy aircraft; November 13, 1944	Kiso
Nagara	Sunk by submarine USS Croaker; August 7, 1944	Nagara
Nagara	Sunk by American submarine wolfpack; April 7, 1945	Isuzu
Nagara	Sunk by submarine USS Hardhead; August 19, 1944	Natori
Nagara	Sunk by United States Navy and Army Air Force planes; October 25, 1942	Yura
Nagara	Sunk by US Navy aircraft; October 26, 1944	Kinu
Nagara	Sunk by American B-24 bombers; October 26, 1944	Abukuma

Class	Fate	Answer
Yubari	Sunk by submarine USS Bluegill; April 28, 1944	Yubari
Sendai	Sunk in the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay; November 2, 1943	Sendai
Sendai	Sunk in the Battle of Kolombangara; July 13, 1943	Jintsu
Sendai	Sunk during Operation Hailstone; February 17, 1944	Naka
Katori	Sunk by battleship USS Iowa; February 19, 1944	Katori
Katori	Scrapped	Kashima
Katori	Sunk by US Navy aircraft; January 12, 1945	Kashii
Agano	Sunk by submarine USS Skate; February 16, 1944	Agano
Agano	Sunk by US Navy aircraft; October 26, 1944	Noshiro
Agano	Sunk during Operation Ten-Go; April 7, 1945	Yahagi
Agano	Sunk during Operation Crossroads; July 2, 1946	Sakawa
Oyodo	Sunk at Kure Naval Base; July 28, 1945. Later raised and scrapped	Oyodo