Japanese cruiser Suzuya (1934)
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For other ships with the same name, see Japanese cruiser Suzuya.
Suzuya (鈴谷) was the third of four vessels in the Mogami class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy.[3] She was named after the Suzuya [ru] River on Karafuto (present day Sakhalin, Russia).
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Suzuya during trials off Tateyama, 18 August 1937 | |
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Name | Suzuya |
Namesake | Suzuya River in Karafuto |
Ordered | 1931 Fiscal Year |
Builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
Cost | 24,833,950 Yen |
Laid down | 11 December 1933 |
Launched | 20 November 1934 |
Commissioned | 31 October 1937 |
Stricken | 20 December 1944 |
Fate | Sunk during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944 11°45.2′N 126°11.2′E |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Mogami-class cruiser |
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Length | 200.6 metres (658 ft) |
Beam | 20.2 metres (66 ft) |
Draught | 5.9 metres (19 ft) |
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Range | 8,032 nmi (14,875 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Capacity | 2243 tons heavy oil |
Complement | 850-950 |
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Aircraft carried | 3 x floatplanes |
Aviation facilities | 2 aircraft catapults |
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