Tenryu-class cruiser
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The Tenryu-class cruiser was a small, fast light cruiser class of the Imperial Japanese Navy built in the World War I era, primarily designed for destroyer flotilla leadership and scouting duties.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tenryu-class cruiser canonical | 2 |
| Tenryū-class cruisers | 1 |
| light cruiser Sendai | 1 |
| light cruiser Yubari | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship class
ⓘ
light cruiser class ⓘ warship class ⓘ |
| armamentAA | machine guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 4 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedo |
fixed torpedo tubes
ⓘ
twin 533 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armourType | light armor protection ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 12.34 m ⓘ |
| builtForConflict | World War I era service ⓘ |
| category |
World War I-era cruisers of Japan
ⓘ
World War II cruisers of Japan ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 1910s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 330 ⓘ |
| designCharacteristic |
emphasis on speed over armor
ⓘ
flush-deck hull ⓘ single funnel silhouette ⓘ |
| designedAs | small fast light cruiser ⓘ |
| designedForRole |
destroyer flotilla leader
ⓘ
scout cruiser ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 4350 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 3230 tons ⓘ |
| draft | approximately 4.34 m ⓘ |
| era | World War I era ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kuma-class cruiser ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Japanese cruiser Tenryu
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese cruiser Tatsuta
Japanese cruiser Tenryu ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | approximately 142.65 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 33 knots ⓘ |
| navalDoctrineRole |
destroyer squadron flagship
ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ |
| navy | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| numberOfScrews | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsBuilt | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 51000 shp ⓘ |
| precededBy | Chikuma-class cruiser ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | approximately 5000 nautical miles at 14 knots ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| usedAs |
destroyer flotilla leader
ⓘ
scouting cruiser ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
light cruiser Yubari
this entity surface form:
light cruiser Sendai
this entity surface form:
Tenryū-class cruisers