Furutaka

Furutaka was the lead ship in the two-vessel Furutaka-class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was named after Mount Furutaka, located on Etajima, Hiroshima, immediately behind the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy. She was commissioned in 1926 and was sunk 12 October 1942 by USS Salt Lake City and USS Buchanan at the Battle of Cape Esperance.

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Furutaka
mass 8800 tonne, speed 33 knot, length 185.17 metre, beam 16.93 metre, draft 5.61 metre, 6 cannon,
heavy cruiser, Furutaka-class cruiser, cruiser, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Imperial Japanese Navy,

Location: -9.0331, 159.55, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Fubuki ⓘ
1927 Fubuki-class destroyer
Furutaka ⓘ
1925 Furutaka-class cruiser
Kirishima ⓘ
1913 Kongō-class battlecruiser

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1922-12-05T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1925-02-25T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1926-03-31T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1942-10-11T00:00:00Z

1942-10-12T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of Cape Esperance

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Frameless

NH 75481 Furutaka

Pyramyd-shaped strukture on Furutaka

Furutaka 1930-1932

IJN heavy cruiser Furutaka

12 cm 10th Year Type naval gun

Japanese cruiser Furutaka - 19260405

Furutaka 1926-04-05 off Nagasaki

H97692-kako

Type14 seaplanes on Tonomi beach

A 4.7-inch (12 cm) naval gun aboard the Japanese heavy cruiser Kako. The heavy cruisers Furutaka and Kinugasa are seen behind her.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Cape Esperance	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Fubuki	Fubuki-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Furutaka	heavy cruiser, Furutaka-class cruiser, cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Kirishima	Kongō-class battlecruiser, battlecruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		NH 75481 Furutaka		Commons
commons	image		Pyramyd-shaped strukture on Furutaka		Commons
commons	image		Furutaka 1930-1932		Commons
commons	image		IJN heavy cruiser Furutaka		Commons
commons	image		12 cm 10th Year Type naval gun		Commons
commons	image		Japanese cruiser Furutaka - 19260405		Commons
commons	image		Furutaka 1926-04-05 off Nagasaki		Commons
commons	image		H97692-kako		Commons
commons	image		Type14 seaplanes on Tonomi beach		Commons
commons	image		A 4.7-inch (12 cm) naval gun aboard the Japanese heavy cruiser Kako. The heavy cruisers Furutaka and Kinugasa are seen behind her.		Commons

Furutaka

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