| Displacement | 6652t standard, 7590t trial, 8534t full load |
|---|---|
| Length | 162m pp, 172m wl, 174.1m oa |
| Width | 15.2m |
| Draught | 5.63m |
| Machinery | 4-shaft geared turbine, 6 boilers, 100,000shp |
| Fuel | oil 1405t |
| Speed | 35kt |
| Armour | belt 55mm (machinery), 50mm (magazine), deck 20mm, turret 25mm |
| Armament | 6-15.2cm/50cal gun (2x3), 4-7.6cm/65cal AA gun (2x2), 32-25mm AA, 8-61cm TT (4x2), 16 DCs, 2 aircraft |
| Complement | 730 |
| Name | Plan | Builder | Laid down | Launch | Complete | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agano | FY1939 | Sasebo NYd | 1940. 6.18 | 1941.10.22 | 1942.10.31 | C2 | 1944. 2.17 sunk (torpedoed, N of Truk) [10.11N, 151.42E] 1944. 3.31 disc |
| Noshiro | FY1939 | Yokosuka NYd | 1941. 9. 4 | 1942. 7.19 | 1943. 6.30 | C2 | 1944.10.26 sunk (air attack, S of Mindoro I) 1944.12.20 disc |
| Yahagi | FY1939 | Sasebo NYd | 1941.11.11 | 1942.10.25 | 1943.12.29 | C2 | 1945. 4. 7 sunk (air attack, East China Sea) [30.47N, 128.80E] 1945. 6.20 disc |
| Sakawa | FY1939 | Sasebo NYd | 1942.11.21 | 1944. 4. 9 | 1944.11.30 | C2 | 1945.10. 5 disc 1946. 7. 2 scuttled |