Sendai-Class Light Cruisers
Final 5,500-Ton Type - Sendai-class were the last 5,500-ton light cruisers. 3 ships commissioned 1924-1925. Most refined Kuma/Nagara/Sendai design. Improved AA armament. Same specs: 5,832 tons, 35.5 knots, 7� 140mm guns, 8� 24-inch Long Lance torpedoes. Destroyer flotilla leaders. All 3 fought entire WWII. All 3 lost in 1943 (100% casualty rate). All lost within 2 months (November-December 1943!). Famous battles: Sendai at Empress Augusta Bay (November 2, 1943, night action), Jintsuu at Kolombangara (July 13, 1943, heroic last stand), Naka at Truk (February 17, 1944, carrier raid). Sendai-class: Final evolution of successful design, complete sacrifice in 1943.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 5195 t
- Displacement (full)
- 5832 t
- Length
- 520.1 ft
- Beam
- 46.5 ft
- Crew
- 450
- Ships built
- 3
- Commissioned
- 1924-1925
- Decommissioned
- All lost 1943
Performance
- Top speed
- 35.25 kn
- Range
- 5000 nm at 14 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 7� 140mm (5.5-inch) Type 3 - single mounts
- Torpedoes
- 8� 610mm (24-inch) Type 93 - 4 twin mounts
Armor & Systems
- Fire control
- Type 14 fire control system
In-Game
- Tier
- T3
- Game power
- 47.45
- Research cost
- 9,395
- Credit cost
- 33,215
Notable
- Final 5,500-ton light cruiser type (1924-1925)
- Most refined Kuma/Nagara/Sendai series
- Improved AA armament
- Only 3 ships built (smallest 5,500-ton class)
- All 3 fought entire WWII
- All 3 lost in 1943 (100% loss rate)
- All lost within 2 months (Nov-Dec 1943!)
- Sendai: Lost at Empress Augusta Bay (famous night battle)
- Jintsuu: Lost at Kolombangara (heroic last stand)
- Naka: Lost to aircraft at Truk