Light Cruisers: Agano Class

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Brian James
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Light Cruisers: Agano Class

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Agano Class Light Cruiser IJNS Sakawa pictured post the Atomic Tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946.
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She looked some what better in these postwar shots! ;) She was completed to late to actually take part in naval engagements. Her sisters (AGANO, NOSHIRO, YAHAGI) all were sunk.

They were designed to be destroyer division leaders, hence the small size, light weapon fit, but high speed.

Specs (Wiki):

Name: Agano class
Builders: Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka Naval Arsenal

Lost: 3

General characteristics

Type: Light cruiser
Displacement: 6,652 t (6,547 long tons) (standard); 7,590 t (7,470 long tons) (loaded)
Length: 174 m (571 ft)
Beam: 15.2 m (50 ft)
Draught: 5.6 m (18 ft)
Propulsion: 4 shaft Gihon geared turbines
6 Kampon boilers
100,000 shp (75,000 kW)

Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range: 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement: 730[1]
Armament: Agano and Noshiro as built:
6 × 152 mm Type 41 guns (3 × 2)
4 × 76.2 mm Type 98 DP guns (2 × 2)
6 × 25 mm AA guns (2 × 3)
4 × 13mm Type 93 AA machine guns (2 × 2)
8 × 610 mm torpedo tubes (2 × 4)
16 Type 95 or Type 2 depth charges
3 Type 88 mines

Armour: Machinery belt: 60 mm (2.4 in)
Magazine belt: 55 mm (2.2 in)
Armoured deck: 20 mm (0.8 in)
Forward armoured bulkheads: 25 mm (1.0 in) to 20 mm (0.8 in)
Rear armoured bulkheads: 20 mm (0.8 in)

Aircraft carried: 2 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities: 1 aircraft catapult

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YAHAGI's "beauty shot" and 2 from USN! :o DFO
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Here are two of the class under air attack in 1944......... :o DFO
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Agano Class Light Cruiser Yahagi pictured at Sasebo Naval Arsenal on December 19th 1943....On November 16th 1944, Destroyer Squadron 10 was deactivated and Yahagi was assigned as the flagship of Rear Admiral Keizō Komura's new Destroyer Squadron 2. Yahagi was ordered back to Japan on the same day for refit, returning safely to Sasebo on November 24th. She remained in Japanese home waters until March 1945.
On April 6th 1945, Yahagi received orders for 'Operation Ten-Go', to attack the American invasion force off Okinawa. Yahagi was ordered to accompany Yamato on her final suicide mission against the American fleet. The operation also included the Destroyers Isokaze, Hamakaze, Yukikaze, Kasumi, Hatsushimo, Asashimo, Fuyutsuki and Suzutsuki....At 1220 on April 7th 1945 the Yamato force was attacked by waves of 386 aircraft (180 fighters, 75 bombers, 131 torpedo planes) from Task Force 58...At 12:46, during the first wave, a torpedo hit Yahagi directly in her engine room, killing the entire engineering room crew and bringing her to a complete stop. Dead in the water, Yahagi was hit by at least six more torpedoes and 12 bombs by succeeding waves of air attacks. Isokaze attempted to come to Yahagi's aid but was attacked, heavily damaged, and sank sometime later. Yahagi capsized towards her starboard side, and sank at 14:05 taking 445 crewmen with her. Rear Admiral Komura and Captain Tameichi Hara were among the survivors rescued by Hatsushimo and Yukikaze. Her survivors could see Yamato in the distance, still steaming south as U.S. aircraft continued their attacks. However, in reality, Yamato was only minutes away from sinking. Yahagi was removed from the navy list on June 20th 1945.
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Agano Class Light Cruiser Sakawa pictured at Sasebo Naval Arsenal on November 24th 1944, shortly before commissioning.... Fuel shortages crippled the IJN's operations by the time she was completed in late 1944 and she never left Japanese waters. After the war, Sakawa was used to ferry Japanese troops home until she was selected in early 1946 to be expended for nuclear weapon tests during Operation Crossroads. She was used as a target during the first bomb test on July 1st and sank the following day.
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Two of the class YAHAGI and NOSHIRO, 1944............... ;) DFO
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NOSHIRO under air attack in 194. :o DFO
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Agano Class Light Cruiser Yahagi pictured departing Sasebo Naval Arsenal on final sea trials on December 19th 1943, she would be commissioned on December 29th...On November 16th 1944, DesRon 10 was deactivated and Yahagi was assigned as the flagship of Rear Admiral Keizō Komura's new DesRon 2. Yahagi was ordered back to Japan on the same day for refit, returning safely to Sasebo on November 24th. She remained in Japanese home waters until March 1945. On April 6th1945, Yahagi received orders for 'Operation Ten-Go', to attack the American invasion force off Okinawa. Yahagi was ordered to accompany Yamato on its final suicide mission against the American fleet. The operation also included the destroyers Isokaze, Hamakaze, Yukikaze, Kasumi, Hatsushimo, Asashimo, Fuyutsuki and Suzutsuki...At 1220 on April 7th 1945 the Yamato force was attacked by waves of 386 aircraft (180 fighters, 75 bombers, 131 torpedo planes) from Task Force 58...At 12:46, during the first wave, a torpedo hit Yahagi directly in her engine room, killing the entire engineering room crew and bringing her to a complete stop. Dead in the water, Yahagi was hit by at least six more torpedoes and 12 bombs by succeeding waves of air attacks. Isokaze attempted to come to Yahagi's aid but was attacked, heavily damaged, and sank sometime later. Yahagi capsized towards her starboard side, and sank at taking 445 crewmen with her.
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