Sea Weapons

Light Cruiser (1940)

Katori class

Preceded by:

None

Succeeded by:

None

Datafile

ClassKatori
TypeLight Cruiser
Year1940
Crew315
Dimensions
Length123.5 m (pp)
129.8 m
Beam16.0 m
Draught5.8 m
Displacement
Empty5,890 t
Loaded6,180 t
Performance
Speed33 km/h
Range18,335 km @ 33 km/h
Machinery
Shafts2
Turbines2 x Geared steam
4,400 hp
Kampon
2 x Diesel engine
3,600 hp
Kampon
Mk. 22 Mod. 10

Boilers3 x Kampon
FuelOil: 380 t
Armament
Main4 x 140-mm/50 (2 x 2)
14cm/50 Type 3
-7° / +20°

Anti-Aircraft2 x 127-mm (1 x 2)
12.7cm/40 Type 89
4 x 25-mm (2 x 2)
25mm/60 Type 96
6 x 127-mm (3 x 2)
12.7cm/40 Type 89 [1944]
20 x 25-mm (4 x 3, 4 x 2)
25mm/60 Type 96 [1944]
Torpedo tubes2x2 x (21-in)
Anti-SubDepth Charges (2 x 150) [1944]
Depth Charges (2 x 50) [1945]
Broadside152 kg
Armor
Deck51 mm
Gun turret25 mm
Sensors
RadarType 21
Type 22
Aircraft
Aircraft1
Production
Built3
Total3

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Katori Mitsubishi17/06/193817/06/193920/04/194017/02/1944 Loss by surface ship
Kashima Mitsubishi06/10/193825/09/193931/05/194005/10/1945Sold/Scrapped
Kashii Mitsubishi30/05/194014/02/194105/12/194112/01/1945 Loss by aircraft
Kashiwara Mitsubishi23/08/1941---Cancelled