:::: Naval Vessels - JAPAN - CRUISERS
C-44 (IMPROVED AGANO) x 2
Code - N5314A
£1.75
Date - 1942
Description - C-44 TYPE CRUISER x 2 N5314A
Projected class of 4 fast light cruisers to act as flagships to
Destroyer flotillas. Number reduced to 2 in 1941, and confirmed
in the 1942 program as Nos 5037 and 5038 to lead the two
projected flotilla’s of 16 Shimakaze class destroyers.
(Often referred to as improved Agano’s).
Displacement 9,670 tons Speed 37 ½ knots
Dimensions 175m x 16.4m x 5.86m
Armament 8 x 15 cm 50 cal
8 x 8 cm AA, 9 x 25mm
Torpedo Tubes 8 x 21” (16 torpedoes)
Armour 60mm Sides, 20mm Deck
