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Nagara Class, Japanese Light Cruisers


Photograph of IJN Yura, a Nagara-class light cruiser

Naval Historical Center #77698

Schematic of Nagara-class light cruiser

ONI 41-42


Specifications:


Tonnage 5570 tons standard displacement
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 catapult
1 seaplane
Armament 7x1 5.5"/50 guns
2 3"/40 AA guns
6 machine guns
4x2 24" torpedoes
Protection 220.6 tons
1.5" (38mm) + 1" (25mm) HT belt
1.1" (28mm) HT deck
0.8" (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 knots
6000 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: Isuzu converted 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, Isuzu was converted to an antiaircraft cruiser intended to serve as the flagship of an antisubmarine group.

Units in the Pacific:

Kinu

South of Cape Camau, French Indochina

Sunk by aircraft 1944-10-26 south of Luzon

Yura

South of Cape Camau, French Indochina

Sunk by aircraft 1942-10-25 off Guadalcanal

Isuzu

Canton

Torpedoed 1945-4-7 by Charr

Abukuma      

Pearl Harbor Attack Force (Nagumo), 200 miles north of Oahu

Sunk by aircraft 1944-10-26 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

Photo Gallery

Nagara class cruiser from forward quarter

U.S. Navy

ONI 41-42 page for Nagara class light cruisers

U.S. Navy

ONI 41-42 page for Nagara class light cruisers

U.S. Navy


References

Lacroix and Wells (1997)
Whitley (1995)

Worth (2001)

CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2008-12-9)



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