Sendai class cruiser

Sendai class cruiser

The nihongo|Sendai class cruisers|川内型軽巡洋艦|Sendai-gata keijunyōkan were a class of light cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Named after rivers, they participated in numerous actions during the Pacific War and were used mainly used as destroyer flotilla leaders.

Design

The "Sendai" class light cruisers were a development of the Nagara class. Their boilers were better located and they had four funnels instead of three. Each ship was designed with a flying-off platform and hangar, but did not actually carry aircraft until a catapult system was installed in 1929.

hips in class

Three "Sendai" class light cruisers were constructed in Japan during the 1920s, four Sendai vessels were laid down, but the last, the "Kako" was scrapped on the slipway in accordance to the regulations of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty. All three were sunk during World War II.

Books

*"Model Art Ship Modelling Special No.29, 5,500 tons class cruisers", Model Art Co. Ltd. (Japan), September 2008, Book code 12319-09
*"cite web |url=http://rekigun.net/ |title=Rekishi Gunzō, History of Pacific War Vol.32 Light cruiser Kuma/Nagara/Sendai classes", Gakken (Japan), August 2001, ISBN 4-05-602582-7
*Daiji Katagiri, "Ship Name Chronicles of the Imperial Japanese Navy Combined Fleet", Kōjinsha (Japan), June 1988, ISBN 4-7698-0386-9
*"The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.27 Sendai class cruisers", Ushio Shobō (Japan), May 1979, Book code 68343-27

External links

* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/naka_c.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Sendai" class]
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/sendai_t.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Sendai" history]


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