Japanese cruiser Katori
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For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Katori.
Katori (香取) was the lead ship of the Katori class of three light cruisers which served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The ship was named after the noted Shinto Katori Shrine in Chiba prefecture, Japan.
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Katori |
Namesake | Katori Shrine |
Ordered | 1938 Fiscal Year |
Builder | Mitsubishi |
Laid down | 24 August 1938 |
Launched | 17 June 1939 |
Commissioned | 20 April 1940[1] |
Stricken | 31 March 1944 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Katori-class cruiser |
Displacement |
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Length | 129.77 m (425 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 15.95 m (52 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 5.75 m (18 ft 10 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
Range | 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Complement | 315 |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 x floatplane, 1 catapult |
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