The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Oyodo, Japanese Light
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| Tonnage | 8164 tons standard displacement |
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| Dimensions | 630'3" by 54'6" by 19'6"192.10m by 16.61m by 5.94m |
| Maximum speed | 35 knots |
| Complement | 776 |
| Aircraft | 1 Type 2 Model 1 catapult2 seaplanes |
| Armament | 2x3 6"/50 guns (150 shells/gun)4x2 3.9"/65 AA guns6x3 25mm/60 AA guns6 depth charges |
| Protection | 987 tons2.4" (60mm) CNC belt3" (75mm) side/2.4" (60mm) CNC front/0.6" (16mm) Dücol aft/2" (50mm) CNC overhead magazine box1.2" (30mm) CNC middle deck over machine spaces1.6" (40mm) CNC front/1.1" (28mm) Dücol sides/1.2" (30mm) CNC overhead conning tower0.6" (16mm) Dücol uptakes1.4" (35mm) CNC side/1" (25mm) CNC front/2" (50mm) aft/2" (50mm) CNC overhead bomb shed1.6" (40mm) CNC side/0.8" (20mm) CNC forward/1" (25mm) CNC rear rudder compartment2" (50mm) CNC bulkheads1" (25mm) NVNC turret0.8" (20mm) CNC barbettes |
| Machinery | 4-shaft Kanpon geared turbines (110,000 shp)6 Kanpon boilers |
| Bunkerage | 2360 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 10,600 nautical miles (19,600 km) at 18 knots |
| Sensors | Type 93 Model 3 sonar |
| Modifications | 1944: Hangar converted to flag quarters.By the end of the war, the light AA armament was 12x3, 16x1 25mm guns and radar had been installed. |
Oyodo was a uniquely Japaneseexperiment: It was a light cruiser intended to sail with a submarine squadron and provide reconnaissance. Its main armament was crowded into two triple turrets forward to leave room aft for a hangar capable of holding 4 large seaplanes, with deck stowage for two more. However, the E15K1 program was unsuccessful and only two E13A Jake seaplanes were ever shipped operationally. With the main turrets crowded forward, a separate armored box was provided for the magazines. The ship otherwise resembled an Agano.
Oyodo was the only ship of its class, a sister (Niyodo) being canceled before being laid down. Oyodoherself was commissioned on 28 February 1943. The ship had the centerline bulkhead found in many Japanese warships, and fears that this bulkhead was counterproductive were realized on 28-29 July 1945 at Kure. Very near misses from aircraftflooded the starboard machinery spaces and capsized the ship before counterflooding could take effect. She sank the next day.
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References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2008-4-3)
Lacroix and Wells (1997)
Whitley (1995)
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