Furutaka-class cruisers

E350168

Imperial Japanese Navy ship class heavy cruiser class

The Furutaka-class cruisers were early Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruisers of the interwar period, notable for pioneering features that shaped subsequent Japanese cruiser design.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Furutaka class	2
Furutaka-class cruisers canonical	2
Aoba-class cruisers	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Navy ship class ⓘ heavy cruiser class ⓘ
aircraftFacilities	fitted with aircraft catapult after modernization ⓘ
armourLayout	side belt and deck armor typical of early treaty cruisers ⓘ
builder	Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe ⓘ Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard ⓘ surface form: Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard
category	Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Imperial Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
designedAs	treaty heavy cruisers ⓘ
designedSpeed	approximately 34.5 knots ⓘ
designedToComplyWith	Five-Power Treaty ⓘ surface form: Washington Naval Treaty
designInfluenceOn	Aoba-class cruiser ⓘ surface form: Aoba-class cruisers Myōkō-class heavy cruiser ⓘ surface form: Myōkō-class cruisers
displacement	approximately 7,100 tons standard (as built) ⓘ
fate	both ships lost in World War II ⓘ
followedBy	Aoba-class cruiser ⓘ surface form: Aoba-class cruisers
gunTurretConfiguration	single-gun turrets as built ⓘ twin-gun turrets after modernization ⓘ
hullConstruction	all-steel hull ⓘ
leadShip	Japanese cruiser Furutaka ⓘ
memberOf	Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force ⓘ surface form: Japanese cruiser fleet
modernizationFeatures	enhanced anti-aircraft armament ⓘ improved fire-control systems ⓘ increased torpedo armament ⓘ replacement of single turrets with twin turrets ⓘ
namingConvention	named after Japanese mountains ⓘ
navy	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
notableFor	early adoption of heavy cruiser concept in Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ pioneering features that influenced later Japanese cruiser designs ⓘ
numberOfShips	2 ⓘ
operatedBy	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
precededBy	Tenryu-class cruiser ⓘ surface form: Tenryū-class cruisers
primaryArmament	200 mm naval guns ⓘ 203 mm naval guns (after reconstruction) ⓘ
propulsion	oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
reconstruction	extensively modernized in the 1930s ⓘ
serviceEntry	1926 ⓘ
servicePeriod	interwar period ⓘ
shipInClass	Japanese cruiser Furutaka ⓘ Japanese cruiser Kako ⓘ
shipType	heavy cruiser ⓘ
superstructureType	early pagoda-style bridge (after modifications) ⓘ
theatreOfOperations	Pacific Ocean ⓘ Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
torpedoArmament	Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedoes (after modernization) ⓘ
usedIn	Pacific War ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Japanese cruiser Yubari → designInfluenceOn → Furutaka-class cruisers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aoba-class cruisers

Japanese cruiser Kako → class → Furutaka-class cruisers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Furutaka class

Japanese cruiser Kako → category → Furutaka-class cruisers ⓘ

Japanese cruiser Furutaka → class → Furutaka-class cruisers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Furutaka class