CL Nagara
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CL Nagara is a Japanese Nagara-class light cruiser that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the interwar period and World War II.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy warship
ⓘ
Nagara-class light cruiser ⓘ |
| armament |
140 mm naval guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armamentUpgrade | increased anti-aircraft armament during World War II ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 14 meters ⓘ |
| builder | Japanese shipyard ⓘ |
| category |
Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
Nagara-class cruisers NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II cruisers of Japan ⓘ |
| class | Nagara-class light cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1922 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 450 personnel ⓘ |
| designOrigin | Japanese naval design of World War I era ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 5,500 tons standard ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era warship
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | sunk during World War II ⓘ |
| hasFeature | catapult for reconnaissance seaplanes ⓘ |
| hasSuperstructure | single funnel layout ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CL Nagara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1918 ⓘ |
| launched | 1921 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 162 meters ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nagara River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navy | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Pacific War operations ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
destroyer squadron flagship
ⓘ
fleet scout ⓘ |
| serviceEntry |
World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| shipType | light cruiser ⓘ |
| status | war loss ⓘ |
| topSpeed | approximately 36 knots ⓘ |
| torpedoArmament | long lance torpedoes ⓘ |
| usedAs | flagship of destroyer flotillas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
escort duties
ⓘ
patrol operations ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ screening capital ships ⓘ support of amphibious operations ⓘ |
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