The IJN Sakawa shortly before its commissioning.
The four Agano-class light cruisers (阿賀野型軽巡洋艦 Agano-gata keijun'yōkan) were light cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They participated in numerous actions during World War II. The Agano-class was followed by the larger Ōyodo-class light cruisers.
Specifications[]
- Type: Light Cruiser
- Service Period: 1943-1945
- Characteristics:
- Length: 550 feet (167.64 meters)
- Beam: 56 feet (18.9 meters)
- Draught: 18 feet 6 inches (5.69 meters)
- Displacement: 7,600 tons (Standard); 10,716 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 730
- Propulsion: 4 shaft Gihon geared turbines, 6 Kampon boilers, 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
- Range: 8,000 nautical miles (14,816 kilometers) at 18 knots (33.34 km/h)
- Speed: 35 knots (64.82 km/h)
- Armament:
- 9 × 15.5cm/60-caliber 3rd Year Type naval guns (3x3)
- 8 × 12.7cm/40-caliber Type 89 dual purpose naval guns (4x2)
- 24 x 25mm/60-caliber Type 96 AA guns (12x2)
- 9 × 610mm torpedo tubes (3x3)
- Armour:
- Belt: 3.5-inches (89 mm)
- Deck: 1.5-inches (38.1 mm)
- Aircraft Carried: 2 x floatplanes
- Aviation Facilities: 1 x catapult
Unit Run[]
- IJN Agano
- IJN Noshiro
- IJN Yahagi
- IJN Sakawa