IJN Kinugasa

Sunk

Type	Heavy cruiser
Class	Aoba
War	Second World War
Main guns	6 × 8″ guns in 3 twin turrets

Refits

1938–1940

New anti-aircraft guns, torpedo bulges and a stronger catapult.

Fought at Savo Island and Cape Esperance. Sunk by aircraft from Enterprise and Henderson Field on 14 November 1942.

Japanese cruiser Kinugasa commissioning at Kobe, September 30, 1927. Photo: Imperial Japanese Navy official photograph per naval achives kept at museum, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

As Built: 6 × 7.9 in (200 mm)/50 cal Mark I guns (3x2)
4 × 4.7 in (120 mm)/45 cal guns (4x1)
12 × 24 in (610 mm) torpedo tubes (6x2)
Final: 6 × 8 in (203 mm)/50 cal Mark II guns (3x2)
8 × 24 in (610 mm) torpedo tubes (2x4)
50 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) anti-aircraft guns

Armour

Belt: 76 mm (3.0 in) (belt)
Deck: 36 mm (1.4 in) (deck)

Builder	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Laid down	24 October 1924
Launched	24 October 1926
Commissioned	30 September 1927
Displacement	8,300 long tons (8,433 t) (standard); 9,000 long tons (9,144 t) (final)
Length	185.17 m (607 ft 6 in)
Speed	36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph) – 33.43 kn (61.91 km/h; 38.47 mph)
Complement	643 (initial) 657 (final)