Furutaka class cruiser
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Furutaka |
| Operators: |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| In commission: | 25 Feb 1925 - 30 Jul 1926 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Lost: | 2 |
| General characteristics (as per Whitley[1]) | |
| Type: | Heavy cruiser |
| Displacement: | 7,100 tons standard; 9,540 tons full load |
| Length: | 607 ft (185 m) (overall) |
| Beam: | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Draught: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2-shaft Parsons geared turbines 12 Kampon boilers 102,000 shp |
| Speed: | 34½ knots |
| Range: | 6,000nm at 14kts |
| Complement: | 625 |
| Armament: | 6 × 7.9in guns (3x2), 4 × 3.1in (4x1), 12 × 24in torpedotubes (6x2) |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 |
| Aviation facilities: | 1 catapult |
The Furutaka class of two Japanese heavy cruisers saw service during World War II. They are sometimes included with the Aoba class cruisers.
[edit] Ships in class
The ships in the class were Furutaka and Kako.
| Ship | Launched | Fate |
| Furutaka | 25 Feb 1925 | Sunk 11 Oct 1942 |
| Kako | 30 Jul 1926 | Sunk 10 Aug 1942 |
[edit] References
- ^ Whitley, M J (1995). Cruisers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Arms and Armour Press, p.167. ISBN 1-85409-225-1.
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