Aoba class heavy cruisers



Aoba (1941)

(as completed)
Displacement7100t standard, 8760t trial
Length177.48m pp, 183.58m wl, 185.17m oa
Width15.38m
Draught5.71m
Machinery4-shaft geared turbine, 12 boilers, 102,000shp
Fueloil 1800t, coal 450t
Speed34.5kt
Armourbelt 75mm, deck 35mm, turret 25mm
Armament6-20cm/50cal gun (2x3), 4-12cm/45cal AA gun (1x4), 2 MGs, 12-61cm TT (2x6), 1 aircraft
Complement625
(after refit in 1938)
Displacement9000t standard, 10,651t trial
Width17.6m
Draught5.66m
Speed32kt
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
AobaFY1923Mitsubishi, Nagasaki1924. 2. 41926. 9.251927. 9.20C11945. 7.28 sunk
(air attack, off Kure)
1945.11.20 disc
KinugasaFY1923Kawasaki, Kobe1924. 1.231926.10.241927. 9.30C11942.11.14 sunk
(air attack, off Guadalcanal)
[08.45S, 157.00E]
1942.12.15 disc



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