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Nachi

IJN Nachi

Sunk

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeHeavy cruiser
ClassMyōkō
WarSecond World War
Main guns10 × 203 mm (8.0 in) guns (5x2)

Admiral Takagi's flagship at the Java Sea, where her torpedoes sank Java. Helped sink Exeter. Sunk by US carrier aircraft in Manila Bay in 1944.

Title: Japanese heavy cruiser: HIJMS NACHI Caption: Japanese heavy cruiser: HIJMS NACHI. Description: Japanese Ships: MUTSU - NAGARA MARU Catalog #: NH 111605 Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command Original Creator: After this Year: Before this Year: Original Medium: BW Photo Photo: Presumed official USN or IJN photographer, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 10 × 203 mm (8.0 in) guns (5x2)
  • 6 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns (to 1934) or 8 × 127 mm (5.0 in) guns (from 1935)
  • 2 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns
  • 12 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Main belt: 100 mm (3.9 in)
  • Main deck: 37 mm (1.5 in)
  • Turrets: 25 mm (0.98 in)
  • Barbettes: 75 mm (3.0 in)
BuilderKure Naval Arsenal
Laid down26 November 1924
Launched15 June 1927
Commissioned28 November 1928
Displacement13,300 long tons (13,500 t)
Length201.7 m (661 ft 9 in)
Speed36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Complement773

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

Career

Launched

15 June 1927

27 February 1942

Takagi's flagship; torpedoed Java

1 March 1942

Fate

Sunk

Sunk by U.S. Navy aircraft in Manila Bay, 5 November 1944