Sea Weapons

Light Cruiser (1926)

Furutaka class

Preceded by:

None

Succeeded by:

None

Datafile

ClassFurutakaFurutaka (1937)
TypeHeavy CruiserHeavy Cruiser
Year19261937
Crew625639
Dimensions
Length176.8 m (pp)
183.5 m
176.8 m (pp)
183.5 m
Beam15.8 m16.9 m
Draught5.6 m5.6 m
Displacement
Empty8,100 t8,700 t
Loaded9,433 t10,341 t
Performance
Speed64 km/h61 km/h
Range11,112 km @ 26 km/h
14,631 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 Kampon10 x Kampon
FuelOil: 1,400 tOil: 1,858 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 76-mm (4 x 1)
8cm/40 Type 11 [<1933]
2 x 8-mm (2 x 1)
7.7mm/80 Type 92 [<1933]
4 x 120-mm (4 x 1)
12cm/45 Type 10 [1933]
4 x 13-mm (2 x 2)
13mm/76 Type 93 [1933]
4 x 120-mm (4 x 1)
12cm/45 Type 10
8 x 25-mm (4 x 2)
25mm/60 Type 96
4 x 13-mm (4 x 1)
13mm/76 Type 93
Torpedo tubes6x2 x (24-in)
2x4 x (24-in)
Broadside660 kg755 kg
Armor
Belt76 mm76 mm
Deck36 mm36 mm
Barbettes-56 mm
Gun turret25 mm25 mm
Conning tower-36 mm
Aircraft
Aircraft12
Production
Built22
Total2

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Furutaka Mitsubishi05/12/192225/02/192531/03/192611/10/1942 Loss by surface ship
Kako Kawasaki17/11/192210/04/192520/07/192610/08/1942 Loss by submarine