AGANO CLASS LIGHT CRUISER
(AH-GAH-NO)
| NAME | BUILDER | LAUNCHED | COMPLETED | LENGTH (feet/inch) |
BEAM (feet/inch) |
DRAFT (feet/inch) |
|
NOSHIRO YAHAGI |
Yokosuka DY Sasebo DY |
19 July 1942 25 October 1942 |
30 June 1943 29 December 1943 |
571 00 oa 563 07 wl 620 05 pp |
49 10 | 18 05 |
| DISPLACEMENT | ARMAMENT | COMPLEMENT | SHAFT HORSEPOWER |
SPEED (knots) |
FUEL (tons) |
RANGE (NM) |
| 7895 F |
6 x 6in 50 cal 4 x 3.1in 65 cal AA 61 x 25mm AA 8 x 24in TT 16 depth charges 2 float planes 1 catapults |
100000 | 35 | 1405 oil |
6300 @ 18 knots |
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| NOTES | ||||||
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NOSHIRO survived the Battle Off Samar, only to be sunk the next day, 26 October 1944, by aircraft of TG 38.1, HORNET and WASP. YAHAGI survived the Battle Off Samar. She was sunk on 7 April 1945 while escorting YAMATO to Okinawa by aircraft of TF 58. |
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