The Takahashi-class light cruisers were a class of seven light cruisers based on the preceding Agano-class.
Specifications[]
- Type: Light Cruiser
- Service Period: 1944-1945
- Characteristics:
- Length: 604 feet (184.1 meters)
- Beam: 54 feet (16.46 meters)
- Draft: 19.23 feet (5.86 meters)
- Displacement: 8,520 tons (Standard); 9,760 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 832
- Propulsion: 8 x boilers, 4 x geared steam turbines, 4 x shafts, 153,000 shp
- Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,112 kilometers) at 18 knots (33.34 km/h)
- Speed: 37.5 knots (69.44 km/h)
- Armament:
- 8 x 15cm/50-caliber 41st Year Type naval guns (4x2)
- 12 x 61cm Type 92 torpedo launchers (3x4)
- 8 x 8cm/40-caliber Type 98 anti-aircraft guns (4x2)
- 48 x 25mm/62-caliber Type 96 anti-aircraft guns (10x3, 18x1)
- Armour:
- Belt: 3.5-inches (89 mm)
- Deck: 1.5-inches (38.1 mm)
Unit Run[]
- IJN Takahashi
- IJN Maruyama
- IJN Rumoi
- IJN Hino
- IJN Yoneshiro
- IJN Shigenobu
- IJN Tenjin