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Yura

IJN Yura

Sunk

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeLight cruiser
ClassNagara
WarSecond World War
Main guns7 × 5.5″ guns

Bombed by aircraft from Henderson Field off Guadalcanal on 25 October 1942 and scuttled.

1923年(大正12年)8月初旬、館山湾に碇泊中の由良。 Photo: Maybe Imperial Japanese Navy., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 7 × single 14 cm (5.5 in) guns
  • 2 × single 7.6 cm (3 in) AA guns
  • 4 × twin 61 cm (24 in) torpedo tubes
  • 48 x naval mines

Armour

  • Belt: 63.4 mm (2.5 in)
  • Deck: 28.6 mm (1.1 in)
BuilderSasebo Naval Arsenal
Laid down21 May 1921
Launched15 February 1922
Commissioned20 March 1923
Displacement5,170 long tons (5,253 t) (standard)
Length162.15 m (532 ft) (o/a)
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Complement450

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 February 1922