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 Kako in 1926
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Kako |
| Namesake | Kako River |
| Ordered | 1923 Fiscal Year |
| Builder | Kawasaki Shipyards |
| Laid down | 17 November 1922 |
| Launched | 10 April 1925 |
| Commissioned | 20 July 1926[1] |
| Stricken | 15 September 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk 10 August 1942 by USS S-44 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Furutaka-class heavy cruiser |
| Displacement | 7,100 t (7,000 long tons) (standard) |
| Length | 185.1 m (607 ft 3.4 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 16.55 m (54 ft 3.6 in) |
| Draught | 5.56 m (18 ft 2.9 in) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | 4 shafts; 4 geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 34.5 knots (63.9 km/h; 39.7 mph) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 625 |
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| Armor | |
| Aircraft carried | 1–2 × floatplanes |
| Aviation facilities | 1 catapult |
Kako (加古) was the second vessel in the two-vessel Furutaka class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was named after the Kako River in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
- ^ Lacroix, Japanese Cruisers, p. 794