Kitakami was a Kuma-class cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy, named after the Kitakami River in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Kitakami was laid down on 1 September 1919, launched on 3 July 1920 and completed 15 April 1921 at Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Nagasaki. Soon after commissioning, she was based at Mako, Pescadores Islands. She was commanded by Captain Jinichi Kusaka from November 1931 through December 1932 and Captain Tomoshige Samejima from December 1932 to March 1934. With the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War, she was assigned to cover the landings of Japanese forces in central China.
On 25 August 1941, Kitakami returned to Sasebo for conversion to a "torpedo cruiser" with ten quadruple torpedo tube mounts for the 61 cm (24 in) Type 93 “Long Lance” torpedo, in line with Imperial Japanese Navy plans to create a special "Night Battle Force" of torpedo-cruisers. Modification was completed by 30 September 1941, and Kitakami was assigned to the Japanese First Fleet, CruDiv 9.
Ag1: right side torpedo
Ag2: left side torpedo
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 52.5ft (16.0m)
- Length 505.4ft (154.0m)
- Height 110.7ft (33.7m)
- Empty Weight 78,520lbs (35,616kg)
- Loaded Weight 199,840lbs (90,646kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.073
- Wing Loading 8,251.5lbs/ft2 (40,287.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 24.2ft2 (2.3m2)
- Drag Points 112311
Parts
- Number of Parts 354
- Control Surfaces 1
- Performance Cost 1,692
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