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Kinu

IJN Kinu

Sunk

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeLight cruiser
ClassNagara
WarSecond World War
Main guns7 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns

Carrying troops to Leyte, she was sunk by US carrier aircraft off Panay on 26 October 1944.

Japanese light cruiser Kinu off Kyushu in 1931. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, 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 gun s
  • 8 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes (4x2)
  • 48 naval mines
  • (Final) 5 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns
  • 2 × 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 naval gun s
  • 2 × triple, 2x twin Type 96 25 mm AA guns
  • 10 × Type 93 13.2 mm machine guns

Armour

  • Belt: 60 mm (2.4 in)
  • Deck: 30 mm (1.2 in)
BuilderKawasaki Shipyards, Kobe
Laid down17 January 1921
Launched29 May 1922
Commissioned10 November 1922
Displacement5088 tons (standard) 5832 tons (full load)
Length534 ft 9 in (162.99 m)
Speed36 knots (41 mph; 67 km/h)
Complement438

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

Career

She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.

Launched

29 May 1922