Furutaka class heavy cruisers



Furutaka (as completed)

Furutaka (1941)

(as completed)
Displacement8100t standard, 9433t trial
Length176.78m pp, 183.53m wl, 185.17m oa
Width15.77m
Draught5.56m
Machinery4-shaft geared turbine, 12 boilers, 102,000shp
Fueloil 1400t, coal 400t
Speed34.5kt
Armourbelt 75mm, deck 35mm, turret 25mm
Armament6-20cm/50cal gun (1x6), 4-8cm/40cal AA gun (1x4), 2 MGs, 12-61cm TT (2x6), 1 aircraft
Complement625
(after refit in 1933)
Armament6-20cm/50cal gun (1x6), 4-12cm/45cal AA gun (1x4), 4-13.2mm AA, 12-61cm TT (2x6), 1 aircraft
(after refit in 1937-39)
Displacement8700t standard, 10,341t trial
Width16.93m
Draught5.61m
Speed33kt
Armament6-20cm/50cal gun (2x3), 4-12cm/45cal AA gun (1x4), 8-25mm AA, 4-13.2mm AA, 8-61cm TT (4x2), 2 aircraft



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
FurutakaFY1923Mitsubishi, Nagasaki1922.12. 51925. 2.251926. 3.31C11942.10.11 sunk
(action, off Guadalcanal)
[09.02S, 159.34E]
1942.11.10 disc
KakoFY1923Kawasaki, Kobe1922.11.171925. 4.101926. 7.20C11942. 8.10 sunk
(torpedoed, off Kavieng)
[02.15S, 152.15E]
1942. 9.15 disc



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