Furutaka-class cruiser

Furutaka in 1939 during speed trials
Class overview
NameFurutaka class
Builders
Operators Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded bynone
Succeeded byAoba class
In commission1925–1942
Completed2
Lost2
General characteristics [1]
TypeHeavy cruiser
Displacement
Length185.1 m (607 ft 3.4 in) (o/a)
Beam16.55 m (54 ft 3.6 in)
Draught5.56 m (18 ft 2.9 in)
Installed power
  • 12 Kampon boilers
  • 102,000 shp (76,000 kW)
Propulsion4 shafts; 4 geared steam turbines
Speed34.5 knots (63.9 km/h; 39.7 mph)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement625
Armament
Armor
Aircraft carried1 or 2 seaplanes
Aviation facilities1 catapult

The Furutaka-class cruisers (古鷹型巡洋艦, Furutaka-gata jun'yōkan) were a class of two heavy cruisers which saw service with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Both vessels of this class were sunk in 1942 during the Guadalcanal campaign.

US Navy recognition diagrams, World War II
  1. ^ Whitley, pp. 167
  2. ^ Lacroix & Wells, pp. 58-59