IJN Haguro
Sunk
| Type | Heavy cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Myōkō |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 10 × 8″ guns in 5 twin turrets |
Her shell stopped Exeter and her torpedo sank De Ruyter at the Java Sea. Fought at the Coral Sea. Sunk by British destroyers in the Malacca Strait in May 1945.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As completed
- 10 × 200 mm (7.9 in) guns (5x2)
- 6 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns (to 1934)
- 2 × 7.7 mm (0.30 in) machine guns
- 12 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes (4x3)
After first reconstruction
- 10 × 203 mm (8.0 in) guns (5x2)
- 8 × 127 mm (5 in)/40 guns (4x2; from 1935)
- 8 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns (2x4)
- 16 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes (4x4)
Armour
- Main belt: 102 mm (4.0 in)
- Main deck: 37 mm (1.5 in)
- Turrets: 25 mm (0.98 in)
- Barbettes: 75 mm (3.0 in)
| Builder | Mitsubishi shipyard, Nagasaki |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 16 March 1925 |
| Launched | 24 March 1928 |
| Commissioned | 25 April 1929 |
| Displacement | 13,300 long tons (13,513 t) |
| Length | 201.7 m (661 ft 9 in) |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Complement | 773 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
24 March 1928
Battle of the Java Sea
Survived
27 February 1942
Hit Exeter; torpedoed De Ruyter
Second Battle of the Java Sea
Survived
1 March 1942
Battle of the Coral Sea
Survived
4–8 May 1942
Fate
Sunk
Sunk in the Strait of Malacca, 16 May 1945