Heavy Cruiser Aoba

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重巡洋艦青葉

Cruiser
Heavy Cruiser Aoba
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Aoba-class cruiser, veteran of numerous Solomon Islands battles. Sunk at Kure during Allied air raids of July 1945.

Class / type
青葉型
Displacement
8,300 Tons
Complement
643
Launched
25 September 1926
Commissioned / formed
20 September 1927
Lost / disbanded
28 July 1945
Armament
20.3cm砲6門、12cm高角砲4門
Fate
Sunk by air attack

History

Aoba-class cruiser, veteran of numerous Solomon Islands battles. Sunk at Kure during Allied air raids of July 1945.

Related sites (2)

  • Built32.745, 129.873

    Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard — laid down in early 1924, launched 25 September 1926, completed 20 September 1927.

  • Sunk34.233, 132.500

    Near Kure (34°14′N 132°30′E) — moored as a floating anti-aircraft battery, Aoba settled on the shallow bottom after the air raid of 24 July 1945 and was wrecked by further hits on 28 July; the hulk was scrapped in 1946–47.

Sources

  1. Japanese cruiser Aoba - WikipediaWebsite
  2. 青葉 (重巡洋艦) - WikipediaWebsite