Nagara-class cruiser
Class of light cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The six Nagara-class light cruisers (長良型軽巡洋艦, Nagaragata keijun'yōkan) were a class of six light cruisers built for and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Nagara-class cruisers proved useful in combat operations ranging from the Aleutian Islands to the Indian Ocean throughout World War II. Most served as flagships for destroyer or submarine squadrons, and were deployed for transport or local defense missions. Towards the end of the war, the surviving vessels were increasingly obsolete and were retained as second-line units.[2]
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Japanese light cruiser Nagara | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Nagara class |
Builders | |
Operators | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Preceded by | Kuma class |
Succeeded by |
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Built | 1920–1924 |
In service | 1922–1944 |
In commission | 1920–1945 |
Planned | 6 |
Completed | 6 |
Lost | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Light cruiser |
Displacement | 5,570 long tons (5,659 t) normal (7203 t deep load) |
Length | |
Beam | 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) |
Draft | 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) |
Installed power | 154kW 110V electrical[1] |
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Speed | 36 knots (41 mph; 67 km/h) |
Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h) |
Complement | 450 |
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The Nagara class was followed by the very similar Sendai class.