Agano-class cruiser
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The Agano-class cruiser was a group of light cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, designed primarily as fast, agile flotilla leaders for destroyer squadrons.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agano-class light cruiser | 1 |
| light cruiser Jintsu | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship class
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light cruiser class ⓘ warship class ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities |
aircraft catapult
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seaplane handling deck space ⓘ |
| antiAircraftArmament | 25 mm AA guns ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 15.2 m ⓘ |
| builder |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasebo Naval Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
World War II cruisers of Japan ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 730 ⓘ |
| designedAs | flotilla leader ⓘ |
| designedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
agility
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high speed ⓘ |
| designedSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 8500 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 6650 tons ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| followedBy | Oyodo-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | approximately 174.5 m ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 6 × 152 mm guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 3 twin 152 mm turrets ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
designed to replace older light cruisers as destroyer leaders
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emphasis on torpedo armament for night combat ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsCompleted | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsPlanned | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Kuma-class cruiser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagara-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ Sendai-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | destroyer squadron leader ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | about 6300 nautical miles at 18 knots ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 100 mm dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear |
1942
ⓘ
1943 ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 4 ⓘ |
| ship |
Japanese cruiser Agano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Noshiro NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese cruiser Sakawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese cruiser Yahagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | all completed ships lost or scrapped ⓘ |
| torpedoArmament | 610 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| torpedoType | Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Agano-class light cruiser
this entity surface form:
light cruiser Jintsu