IJN Isuzu

Sunk

Type	Light cruiser
Class	Nagara
War	Second World War
Main guns	7 × 5.5″ guns

Led the screen for Kongō and Haruna in October 1942. Damaged by aircraft on 14 November 1942.

Japanese light cruiser Isuzu after modification at Mitsubishi Yokohama in 1944. Photo: Imperial Japanese Navy official photograph per naval achives kept at museum, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

(Initial)
7 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns
2 × 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval guns
4 × twin 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes
48 naval mines
(Final) 3 × twin 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 naval guns
11 × triple, 17 × single Type 96 25 mm AA guns
depth charges

Armour

Belt: 60 mm (2.4 in)
Deck: 30 mm (1.2 in)

Builder	Uraga Dock Company
Laid down	10 August 1920
Launched	29 October 1921
Commissioned	15 August 1923
Displacement	5,570 long tons (5,659 t) normal
Length	162.1 m (531 ft 10 in) o/a 158.6 m (520 ft 4 in) w/l
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Complement	450

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

29 October 1921

Bombardment of Henderson Field

Survived

13–14 October 1942

Led the screen

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: second night

Damaged

14–15 November 1942

Damaged by aircraft on 14 November

Fate

Sunk

Sunk 7 April 1945 off Sumbawa, Java Sea