IJN · CA
Kako
Photos and infoFurutaka-class heavy cruiser. In Mikawa's column at Savo Island. The submarine S-44 sank her the next day.
| Class | Furutaka class |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Fate | Sunk. In the Savo Island column, and not sunk that night. S-44 torpedoed her on 10 August 1942, short of Kavieng. |
| Armament (class) | Three twin 8-inch turrets and two funnels, after the rebuild. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
Imperial Japanese Navy. Kako probably November 1941.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of Wake Island
1941-12-11 · covered the second landing
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · with Shoho; not sunk
Battle of Savo Island
1942-08-09 · in the column; sunk the next day by S-44
