Heavy Cruisers: Furutaka Class

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Heavy Cruisers: Furutaka Class

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IJNS Furutaka pictured on speed trials in 1926...She was the Lead Ship in the two-vessel Furutaka-Class of Heavy Cruisers,built at Mitsubishi Industries Shipyard in Nagasaki in 1925.Furutaka and her sister ship Kako were the first generation of high speed Heavy Cruisers in the Japanese navy, intended to counter the American Omaha and British Hawkins-Class Scout Cruisers. .She was commissioned in 1926 and was sunk October 12th 1942 by USS Salt Lake City and USS Duncan at the Battle of Cape Esperance.
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Their demise was no mean feat judging by these photo's
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These 2 were built with single 7.9", later rearmed with the twin 8"; virtually the same firepower as EXETER and YORK! DFO
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Cant quite make it out but are these the ones with the "Bay Window" farad funnel configuration [bulged at the base] always looks as if they couldn't make up their minds where to site it so moved it back a tad. ;)

I'm sure someone will know on the Forum but generally speaking its You Don or Brian who specialised in these beasts and might know , but I could be wrong [ I usually am ].. :(
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Yes that trunked/open fore funnel is hard to see in most picks... :( I think that was IJN designer's solution for minimizing funnel smoke on bridge area. It "looked" more modern, too! ;)

That trunking of funnels became a design feature of many IJN warships...DFO
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Ahh you see I was right[ on this occasion ]and thank you for the explanation proffered ...... :P you did know , well done Dennis
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Furutaka Class Heavy Cruiser Kako pictured at Kure Naval Arsenal on March 30th 1926....She was sunk on August 10th 1942 by S Class Submarine USS S-44.
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Lead Ship, Heavy Cruiser Furutaka pictured on speed trials in Sukumo Bay on June 9th 1939, after her major 1937/39 refit... Her 6 single 7.87 inch main battery was replaced by 3 twin turrets housing the 8 inch/50-cal guns. Light anti-aircraft protection was augmented with 8 25 mm automatic cannons in 4 twin mounts. The 6 pairs (3 per side) of fixed torpedo tubes mounted on the middle deck were replaced with 2 quadruple mounts using the powerful Type 93 torpedo, located on the upper deck, one on each side of the catapult...The bridge structure was completely rebuilt to accommodate the latest rangefinders and fire control equipment for the main battery, antiaircraft and torpedoes. Platforms were redesigned for aircraft spotters...The twelve original mixed-fuel boilers were replaced by 10 large oil-fired units, along with a redesign of all the boiler rooms, and replacement of coal bunkers with fuel-oil tanks...All of the new equipment resulted in increased electrical power requirements, so 3 more generators were added to increase power output from 315 kW to 885 kW...These modifications added 560 tons to her weight. To prevent the draft from increasing even more, and to improve stability, bulges were added, simultaneously enhancing anti-torpedo protection. As a result, her beam was increased to 55.5 ft. She was sunk on October 11th 1942 during the Second Battle of Savo Island.
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Two views of FURUTAKA, including one from 2019! ;) DFO
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So she still draws the crowds Denis ......quite a feat
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