IJN Ōi
Sunk
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Kuma |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 7 × 5.5″ guns |
Refits
| 1941 | Converted into a torpedo cruiser with forty 24-inch torpedo tubes in ten quadruple mounts. |
Rebuilt with forty torpedo tubes as a torpedo cruiser, then used as a fast transport. Sunk by USS Flasher in the South China Sea on 19 July 1944.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- (as built)
- 7 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns (7x1)
- 2 × 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun s
- 8 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes (4x2)
- 48 × mines
- (as torpedo cruiser)
- 4 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns
- 6 × Type 96 25-mm AA guns (2 triple)
- 40 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes (10x4)
Armour
- Belt: 64 mm (3 in)
- Deck: 29 mm (1 in)
| Builder | Kawasaki Shipbuilding, Kobe, Japan |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 24 November 1919 |
| Launched | 15 July 1920 |
| Commissioned | 10 October 1921 |
| Displacement | 5,100 long tons (5,182 t) (standard) |
| Length | 152.4 m (500 ft 0 in) |
| Speed | 36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Complement | 450 |
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
15 July 1920
Refit
1941
Converted into a torpedo cruiser with forty 24-inch torpedo tubes in ten quadruple mounts.