AGANO Class light cruiser

AGANO CLASS LIGHT CRUISER

NAME	BUILDER	LAUNCHED	COMPLETED	LENGTH (feet/inch)	BEAM (feet/inch)	DRAFT (feet/inch)
NOSHIRO YAHAGI	Yokosuka DY Sasebo DY	19 July 1942 25 October 1942	30 June 1943 29 December 1943	571 00 oa 563 07 wl 620 05 pp	49 10	18 05
DISPLACEMENT	ARMAMENT	COMPLEMENT	SHAFT HORSEPOWER	SPEED (knots)	FUEL (tons)	RANGE (NM)
7895 F	6 x 6in 50 cal 4 x 3.1in 65 cal AA 61 x 25mm AA 8 x 24in TT 16 depth charges 2 float planes 1 catapults		100000	35	1405 oil	6300 @ 18
ABBREVIATIONS USED ABOVE
NOTES
NOSHIRO survived the Battle Off Samar, only to be sunk the next day, 26 October 1944, by aircraft of TG 38.1, HORNET and WASP. YAHAGI survived the Battle Off Samar. She was sunk on 7 April 1945 while escorting YAMATO to Okinawa by aircraft of TF 58.
PHOTOGRAPHS
AGANO CLASS AGANO Class light cruiser HIJMS NOSHIRO NOSHIRO at Tokyo Bay, June 1943 NOSHIRO under attack, October 1944 HIJMS YAHAGI YAHAGI in Manila Bay, circa 1932

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