Sea Weapons

Heavy Cruiser (1927)

Aoba class

Preceded by:

None

Succeeded by:

None

Datafile

ClassAobaAoba (1940)
TypeHeavy CruiserHeavy Cruiser
Year19271940
Crew625657
Dimensions
Length177.5 m (pp)
183.6 m
177.5 m (pp)
183.6 m
Beam15.8 m17.6 m
Draught5.7 m5.7 m
Displacement
Empty7,100 t9,088 t
Loaded8,760 t11,660 t
Performance
Speed64 km/h61 km/h
Range11,112 km @ 26 km/h
14,816 km @ 26 km/h
Machinery
Shafts44
Turbines4 x Geared steam
102,000 hp
M/P/K/B-C
4 x Geared steam
110,000 hp
M/P/K/B-C
Boilers12 x Kampon12 x Kampon
FuelOil: 1,800 tOil: 2,040 t
Armament
Main6 x 200-mm/50 (3 x 2)
20cm/50 Type 3 Mk. 1
-5° / +40°

6 x 203-mm/50 (3 x 2)
20cm/50 Type 3 Mk. 2
-5° / +55°

Anti-Aircraft4 x 120-mm (4 x 1)
12cm/45 Type 10
2 x 8-mm (2 x 1)
7.7mm/80 Type 92
4 x 13-mm (2 x 2)
13mm/76 Type 93
8 x 25-mm (4 x 2)
25mm/60 Type 96
42 x 25-mm (5 x 3, 6 x 2, 15 x 1)
25mm/60 Type 96 [1944]
Torpedo tubes6x2 x (24-in)
2x4 x (24-in)
Broadside660 kg755 kg
Armor
Belt76 mm76 mm
Bulkhead36 mm36 mm
Barbettes56 mm56 mm
Gun turret25 mm25 mm
Conning tower-56 mm
Sensors
Radar-Type 21
Type 22
Aircraft
Aircraft12
Production
Built22
Total2

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Aoba Mitsubishi04/02/192425/09/192620/09/192724/07/1945 Loss by aircraft
Kinugasa Kawasaki23/01/192424/10/192630/09/192714/11/1942 Loss by aircraft