IJN · CA
Kinugasa
Photos and infoAoba-class heavy cruiser. Damaged at Savo Island and not sunk that night. Aircraft sank her on 14 November 1942.
| Class | Aoba class |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Fate | Sunk. Hit in the steering at Savo Island by Vincennes, and not sunk that night. American carrier aircraft sank her on 14 November 1942, south of Guadalcanal. Not credited to one plane. |
| Armament (class) | Three twin 8-inch turrets and two funnels. |
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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. Furutaka and Kinugasa 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 · steering hit by Vincennes; not sunk
Battle of Cape Esperance
1942-10-11 · turned away. Her shells set off a magazine in Boise. Not sunk
