Japanese cruiser Yahagi (1942)

Yahagi off of Sasebo, Nagasaki in December 1943
History
Empire of Japan
NameYahagi
NamesakeYahagi River
Ordered1939 Fiscal Year
BuilderSasebo Naval Arsenal
Laid down11 November 1941
Launched25 October 1942
Commissioned29 December 1943
Stricken20 June 1945
Fate
  • Sunk 7 April 1945 by USN aircraft south of Kyūshū
  • 30°47′N 128°08′E / 30.783°N 128.133°E / 30.783; 128.133
General characteristics
Class & typeAgano-class cruiser
Displacement6,652 t (6,547 long tons) (standard); 7,590 t (7,470 long tons) (loaded)
Length174.5 m (573 ft)
Beam15.2 m (50 ft)
Draught5.63 m (18.5 ft)
Propulsion
  • 4 shaft Gihon geared turbines
  • 6 Kampon boilers
  • 100,000 shp
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Range6,300 nautical miles (11,670 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement736
Armament
Armor
  • Belt 60 mm (2.4 in)
  • Deck 20 mm (0.79 in)
Aircraft carried2 x floatplanes
Aviation facilities1 aircraft catapult

Yahagi (矢矧) was an Agano-class cruiser which served with the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.

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