Nagara Class, Japanese
Light Cruisers (original) (raw)
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| Tonnage | 5570 tons standard displacement |
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| Dimensions | 534'9" by 48'5" by 16'162.99m by 14.75m by 4.87m |
| Maximum speed | 36 knots |
| Complement | 450 |
| Aircraft | 1 Model 3 catapult1 seaplane |
| Armament | 7x1 5.5"/50 guns2 3"/40 AA guns6 machine guns4x2 24" torpedoes |
| Protection | 220.6 tons1.5" (38mm) + 1" (25mm) HT belt1.1" (28mm) HT deck0.8" (20mm) gun shields |
| Machinery | 4-shaft Mitsubishi-Parsons-Gihon turbines (90,000 shp)12 Kampon boilers |
| Bunkerage | 1260 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 9000 nautical miles (17,000 km) at 10 knots6000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 14 knots |
| Modifications | 1943: Two 5.5" guns removed. Torpedo armament increased to 4x4 mounts. Light antiaircraft increased to 22 25mm/60 AA guns and 2 13mm/76 AA guns and Type 21 radar installed.1944-9: Isuzuconverted to antiaircraft cruiser with 3x2 5"/50 DP guns, 11x3, 5x1 25mm guns, and 2x2 torpedo tubes. |
The Nagaras were completed in 1922-25 and resembled the earlier _Kumas_except for their 24” (61 cm) torpedo armament. Though these were not originally capable of firing the deadly Long Lance, which required special equipment to handle their pure oxygen supply, the class was in the process of having its torpedo tubes updated at the outbreak of war. The conning tower was left unarmored to make room for aircraft handling facilities.
In late 1944, Isuzuwas converted to an antiaircraft cruiser intended to serve as the flagship of an antisubmarinegroup.
Units in the Pacific:
| Kinu | South of Cape Camau, French Indochina | Sunk by aircraft1944-10-26 south of Luzon |
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| Yura | South of Cape Camau, French Indochina | Sunk by aircraft1942-10-25 off Guadalcanal |
| Isuzu | Canton | Torpedoed1945-4-7 by Charr |
| Abukuma | Pearl Harbor Attack Force (Nagumo), 200 miles north of Oahu | Sunk by aircraft1944-10-26 south of Luzon |
| Natori | First Surprise Attack Force (Hara) at Magong, sailing for Aparri | Torpedoed 1944-8-18 east of Samar by Hardhead |
| Nagara | Fourth Surprise Attack Force(Kubo) at Palaus, sailing for Legaspi | Torpedoed 1944-8-7 by Croaker |
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References
Lacroix and Wells (1997)
Whitley (1995)
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2008-12-9)
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