The Kuma-class cruiser was a light cruiser class operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1917 to 1921 and in commission from 1920 to 1946. The Kuma-class cruiser was 531 feet long, and its maximum speed was 41 miles per hour. Five cruisers saw service during World War II, with three (Tama, Oi, and Kiso) being sunk off the Philippines in 1944, Kuma off Malaysia, and only Kitakami surviving.