Japanese cruiser Kinugasa

	Heavy cruiser Kinugasa on commissioning at Kobe
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Kinugasa
Namesake	Mount Kinugasa
Ordered	1923 Fiscal Year
Builder	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Laid down	24 October 1924
Launched	24 October 1926
Commissioned	30 September 1927
Stricken	15 December 1942
Fate	Sunk 13 November 1942 by United States Navy and USMC aircraft during Naval Battle of Guadalcanal at 08°45′S 157°00′E / 8.750°S 157.000°E
General characteristics
Class & type	Aoba-class heavy cruiser
Displacement	8,300 long tons (8,433 t) (standard); 9,000 long tons (9,144 t) (final)
Length	185.17 m (607 ft 6 in)
Beam	15.83 m (51 ft 11 in) (initial); 17.56 m (57 ft 7 in) (final);
Draft	5.71 m (18 ft 9 in) (initial); 5.66 m (18 ft 7 in) (final);
Installed power	102,000 shp (76,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 × Brown Curtis geared turbines; 12 × Kampon boilers; 4 × shafts;
Speed	36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph) – 33.43 kn (61.91 km/h; 38.47 mph)
Range	As Built: 7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph); Final: 8,223 nmi (15,229 km; 9,463 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph);
Complement	643 (initial); 657 (final);
Armament	As Built: 6 × 7.9 in (200 mm)/50 cal Mark I guns (3x2); 4 × 4.7 in (120 mm)/45 cal guns (4x1); 12 × 24 in (610 mm) torpedo tubes (6x2); Final: 6 × 8 in (203 mm)/50 cal Mark II guns (3x2); 4 × 4.7 in (120 mm)/45 cal guns (4x1); 8 × 24 in (610 mm) torpedo tubes (2x4); 50 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) anti-aircraft guns;
Armor	Belt: 76 mm (3.0 in) (belt); Deck: 36 mm (1.4 in) (deck);
Aircraft carried	1 × floatplane (initial); 2 × floatplanes (final);
Aviation facilities	1 × catapult

Kinugasa (衣笠) was the second vessel in the two-vessel Aoba class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was named after Mount Kinugasa, located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.

History
Heavy cruiser Kinugasa on commissioning at Kobe
Empire of Japan
Name	Kinugasa
Namesake	Mount Kinugasa
Ordered	1923 Fiscal Year
Builder	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Laid down	24 October 1924
Launched	24 October 1926
Commissioned	30 September 1927
Stricken	15 December 1942
Fate	Sunk 13 November 1942 by United States Navy and USMC aircraft during Naval Battle of Guadalcanal at 08°45′S 157°00′E / 8.750°S 157.000°E / -8.750; 157.000
General characteristics
Class & type	Aoba-class heavy cruiser
Displacement	8,300 long tons (8,433 t) (standard); 9,000 long tons (9,144 t) (final)
Length	185.17 m (607 ft 6 in)
Beam	15.83 m (51 ft 11 in) (initial) 17.56 m (57 ft 7 in) (final)
Draft	5.71 m (18 ft 9 in) (initial) 5.66 m (18 ft 7 in) (final)
Installed power	102,000 shp (76,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 × Brown Curtis geared turbines 12 × Kampon boilers 4 × shafts
Speed	36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph) – 33.43 kn (61.91 km/h; 38.47 mph)
Range	As Built: 7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) Final: 8,223 nmi (15,229 km; 9,463 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	643 (initial) 657 (final)
Armament	As Built: 6 × 7.9 in (200 mm)/50 cal Mark I guns (3x2) 4 × 4.7 in (120 mm)/45 cal guns (4x1) 12 × 24 in (610 mm) torpedo tubes (6x2) Final: 6 × 8 in (203 mm)/50 cal Mark II guns (3x2) 4 × 4.7 in (120 mm)/45 cal guns (4x1) 8 × 24 in (610 mm) torpedo tubes (2x4) 50 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) anti-aircraft guns
Armor	Belt: 76 mm (3.0 in) (belt) Deck: 36 mm (1.4 in) (deck)
Aircraft carried	1 × floatplane (initial) 2 × floatplanes (final)
Aviation facilities	1 × catapult