Sendai class
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The Sendai class was a group of Japanese light cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 1920s, designed primarily to lead destroyer flotillas and perform high-speed scouting and night combat operations during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sendai class canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship class
ⓘ
light cruiser class ⓘ warship class ⓘ |
| armamentType |
naval guns
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torpedoes ⓘ |
| category |
1920s ships
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Light cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ World War II cruisers of Japan ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 1920s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
destroyer flotilla leadership
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high-speed scouting ⓘ night combat operations ⓘ |
| designFeature |
enhanced command facilities
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high speed ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | all completed ships lost in World War II ⓘ |
| followedBy | Yūbari (as design influence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullType | steel ⓘ |
| navalArchitecture | conventional cruiser layout with multiple funnels ⓘ |
| navalTheater |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Solomon Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Kolombangara
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Java Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfUnitsCompleted | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfUnitsPlanned | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nagara class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
destroyer squadron flagship
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torpedo attack coordination ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ship |
Japanese cruiser Jintsu
NERFINISHED
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Japanese cruiser Naka NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese cruiser Sendai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Japanese destroyer flotillas ⓘ |
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