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Tonnage |
5195 tons standard |
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Dimensions |
534'11"by 46'6" by 16'1" 163.04m by 14.17m by 4.90m |
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Maximum speed |
35.2 knots |
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Complement |
450 |
| Aircraft |
1 catapult 1 seaplane |
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Armament |
7x1 5.5"/50
guns 2x1 3"/40 AA guns 2 13mm/76 machine guns 4x2 21" torpedoes 80 mines |
| 220.6 tons 1.5" (38mm) + 1" (25mm) HT belt 1.1" (28mm) HT deck |
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| Machinery |
4-shaft Gihon geared turbine
(90,000 shp) 12 Kampon RoGo boilers |
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Bunkerage |
1010 tons fuel oil plus 570 tons coal |
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Range |
7800 nautical miles (14,400km) at 10 knots 6000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 14 knots |
| Modifications |
1943: 3" guns replaced with
2x1 5"/50
dual-purpose guns.
Light antiaircraft
increased
to 44 25mm/60
guns
and 6 13mm machine guns. |
The Sendais were
built in 1924-25 in various
yards. They differed from the previous Nagara
class in their machinery arrangement and in having a greater
maximum
elevation
in their guns. A fourth unit was scrapped to comply with the
limits of the naval
disarmament
treaties.
| with Legaspi Support Force | Sunk by gunfire and torpedoes 1943-7-13 off Kolombangara | |
| with Second
Surprise
Attack Force (Vigan) |
Sunk by aircraft 1944-2-18 off Truk | |
| with Kota Baharu Attack Force | Sunk by gunfire 1943-11-2 at Empress Augusta Bay |
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