Furutaka
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Furutaka was a Japanese heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served during the interwar period and World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy cruiser
ⓘ
warship ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities |
aircraft catapult
ⓘ
reconnaissance seaplanes ⓘ |
| armamentMainBattery | 6 × 200 mm guns in twin turrets after reconstruction ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoes |
610 mm torpedo tubes
ⓘ
Type 93 Long Lance torpedoes ⓘ |
| beam | 16.9 m ⓘ |
| builder | Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | gunfire and torpedo hits from U.S. Navy ships ⓘ |
| classLeadShip | Furutaka-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1926-03-31 ⓘ |
| conflict | Pacific War ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 600–650 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942-10-12 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 10000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 7100 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 5.6 m ⓘ |
| fleetAssignment | Eighth Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1922-12-05 ⓘ |
| launched | 1925-02-25 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 185.17 m ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | off Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 33 knots ⓘ |
| namesake | Mount Furutaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOpponent | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Cape Esperance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
invasion of Guam 1941 NERFINISHED ⓘ operations in the Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 102000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | about 7800 nautical miles at 14 knots ⓘ |
| reconstructed | 1930s ⓘ |
| reconstructionDetails |
anti-aircraft armament increased
ⓘ
bridge structure modified ⓘ single 200 mm turrets replaced by twin turrets ⓘ torpedo armament upgraded ⓘ |
| servicePeriod |
World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| shipClass | Furutaka-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip | Kako NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkInBattle | Battle of Cape Esperance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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