Light Cruisers: Nagara Class

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Lead Ship,Light Cruiser Nagara pictured at Shanghai in 1936.
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Nagara Class Light Cruiser Kinu pictured in the late '30's.
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Nagara Class Light Cruiser Natori pictured undergoing repairs at Seletar Naval Base, Singapore on February 5th 1943..On January 21st 1943, while at Ambon, Natori was damaged by a near-miss starboard side by a 500 lb bomb dropped by a Consolidated Aircraft B-24 Liberator bomber of the 90th Bomb Group's 319th Bomb Squadron. The bomb opened plates and caused the No. 2 boiler room to flood. Natori departed Ambon that day for repairs at Makassar, but repair proved impossible, so Natori continued on to Seletar Naval Base, Singapore. Repairs were not completed until May 24th 1943, but by then a decision was made to send Natori back to Japan for further repairs and modernization. She was sunk by Balao Class Submarine USS Hardhead in August 1944.
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Nagara Class Light Cruiser Natori pictured in Seletar Drydock No 1 on April 1st 1943.
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Engine replacements for Nagara Class Light Cruiser Isuzu pictured under refit at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on May 18th 1932...Light Fleet Carrier Ryūjō in the foreground.
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Nagara Class Light Cruiser Isuzu pictured on completion off Uraga on August 20th 1923....On April 4th 1945, Isuzu was sent to transport an army detachment from Kupang to Sumbawa Island. She was spotted by a wolf pack with Submarines USS Charr, Besugo and Gabilan, which was joined by HMS Spark. On April 6th 1945, Isuzu was attacked north of Sumbawa by ten B-25 Mitchell bombers of No. 18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron RAAF, based at Batchelor Airfield south of Darwin. Isuzu was slightly damaged by near misses off her starboard bow by some of the 60 bombs dropped. Later on April 6th, she landed troops at Bima Bay, on the northeast coast of Sumbawa. Afterwards, while withdrawing near Flores, Isuzu was hit in the bow section by bombs from B-24 Liberator bombers, from No. 21 Squadron RAAF and No. 24 Squadron RAAF, based in the Northern Territory of Australia. Two B-24s were shot down by Imperial Japanese Army Air Force fighters...Between Sumbawa and Komodo Islands, USS Besugo fired nine torpedoes at the Isuzu group. Isuzu was undamaged, and one Japanese Minesweeper was sunk. The following day, April 7th 1945, 60 miles northwest of Bima, Isuzu was struck by one of five torpedoes fired by USS Gabilan. The torpedo hit port side, below the bridge, causing flooding forward. Isuzu's speed fell below 10 knots, she took on a list and settled by the bow. While her crew was performing emergency repairs, USS Charr fired four torpedoes, hitting Isuzu portside twice near the aft engine room. Charr fired two more torpedoes, one of which broke off Isuzu's bow. Isuzu sank, witnessed by HMS Spark. Her captain and 450 crewmen were rescued; 190 crewmen went down with the ship.
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Nagara Class Light Cruiser Kinu pictured on completion from Kawasaki Shipyards at Kobe Naval Arsenal on November 10th 1922...She was active in World War II in various campaigns in Malaya, the Dutch East Indies and New Guinea. On October 25th 1944, Kinu arrived at Cagayan. The naval transports T.6, T.9 and T.10 each embarked 350 troops and the T.101 and T.102 each loaded 400 men, Kinu embarked 347 men and Uranami 150 men. On October 26th 1944 in the Visayan Sea Kinu and Uranami were attacked by 75-80 aircraft from two groups of Task Group 77.4's Escort Carriers. TBM Avenger torpedo-bombers from USS Natoma Bay and 12 Avengers and FM-2 Wildcat fighters of VC-21 from USS Marcus Island made repeated bomb, rocket and strafing hits on Kinu and Uranami. An Avenger from USS Manila Bay scored two direct bomb hits on Kinu and several rocket hits on Uranami, which sank around noon. At 1130, two more waves of aircraft attacked. A third bomb hit the aft engine room and set Kinu on fire. The Japanese Transports rescued most of Kinu's crew of 813 men, including Captain Harumi Kawasaki. Rear Admiral Sakonjo transferred his flag to the transport T.10 and made Manila the next day. At 1730, Kinu sank by the stern in 150 feet of water 44 miles (71 km) southwest of Masbate, Philippine Islands. On July 15th 1945 divers from USS Chanticleer explored the sunken Kinu, finding the wreck flat on the bottom with a 90 degree list to port, with her back broken in the well deck area behind the bridge, which was largely undamaged. Divers recovered classified documents and four coding machines.
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Nagara Class Light Cruiser Kinu pictured off Nomi Island, post her hull strengthening refit at Kure Naval Arsenal...January 20th 1937.
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Nagara Class Light Cruiser Natori pictured under repair at Seletar Naval Base Drydock, Singapore on February 5th 1943..On January 9th 1943, 18 nautical miles southeast of Ambon, Natori was sighted by the Tambor Class Submarine USS Tautog at about 3,000 yards. Tautog fired two torpedoes which hit Natori in the stern. It broke off and carried away her rudder. In the next few minutes, as Natori got underway at reduced speed, Tautog fired two more torpedoes, but they either missed or were duds and Natori managed to escape..After extensive repairs on August 18th 1944, 200 nautical miles east of Samar, Natori was accompanying the transport T.3 to Palau when they were spotted by Balao Class Submarine USS Hardhead east of San Bernardino Strait. Hardhead mis-identified the target as a Battleship and closed for a surface attack. One torpedo of its first salvo of five MK 23 torpedoes fired at 2,800 yards hit Natori port side in a boiler room. She stopped dead in the water and was hit starboard amidships with one of a second salvo of four MK 18 torpedoes. At 0704, Natori sank, taking 330 crewmen including Captain Kubota with her.
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Nagara Class Light Cruiser Natori pictured undergoing torpedo damage repairs in drydock No1 at Seletar Naval Base, Singapore on April 1st 1943.
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