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Kitakami in 1935
History
Japanese cruiser KitakamiEmpire of Japan
NameKitakami
NamesakeKitakami River
Ordered1917 Fiscal Year
BuilderSasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan
Laid down1 September 1919
Launched3 July 1920
Commissioned15 April 1921
Stricken30 November 1945
FateScrapped, August 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeKuma-class cruiser
Displacement5,100 long tons (5,182 t) standard
Length152.4 m (500 ft 0 in) o/a
Beam14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)
Draught4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Propulsion
  • 4 shaft Gihon geared turbines
  • 12 Kampon boilers
  • 90,000 shp (67,000 kW)
Speed36 knots (41 mph; 67 km/h)
Range5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement450
Armament
  • (initial)
  • 7 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns
  • 2 × 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval guns
  • 8 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes (4x2)
  • (as torpedo cruiser)
  • 4 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns
  • 6 × Type 96 25-mm AA guns (2 triple)
  • 40 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes (10x4)
  • (final)
  • 2 × Type 89 127-mm AA guns
  • 67 × Type 96 25-mm AA guns (12 triple mounts + 31 single)
Armor
  • Belt: 64 mm (3 in)
  • Deck: 29 mm (1 in)
Aircraft carried1 × floatplane
Aviation facilities1 aircraft catapult

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