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The '''''Nara''-class battlecruiser''' was a class of {{wp|battlecruiser}}s build for the [[Imperial Taoist Navy]] (ITN) in the years building up to [[Second Great War (Sunalaya)|World War II]]
The '''''Nara''-class battlecruiser''' was a class of {{wp|battlecruiser}}s build for the [[Imperial Taoist Navy]] (ITN) in the years building up to [[Second Great War (Sunalaya)|World War II]]
==Design==
===Propulsion===
===Armament===
===Armor===
===Crew facilities===
==Construction==
==Ships in the class==
{|class="wikitable"
!Name
!Builder
!Laid down
!Launched
!Commissioned
!Fate
!Notes
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| [[Nara]] || [[Yotota Motor Group|Yotota Shipbuilding Co.]] || 26 April 1937 || 12 July 1939 || 8 December 1940 || Sunk at TBD ||
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| [[Momiji]] || [[Yotota Motor Group|Yotota Shipbuilding Co.]] || 10 August 1937 || 22 November 1939 || 4 April 1941 || Preserved as a {{wp|museum ship}} at the Yotota Museum in [[Firentsu]] ||
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|}


[[Category:Empire of the Tao]]
[[Category:Empire of the Tao]]
[[Category:Ships of the Imperial Taoist Navy]]
[[Category:Ships of the Imperial Taoist Navy]]
[[Category:Red-Class Sunalaya articles]]
[[Category:Red-Class Sunalaya articles]]

Latest revision as of 20:42, 14 February 2020

Nara1939.png
Nara undergoing maintenence in 1939
Class overview
Builders: Yotota Shipbuilding Co.
Operators:  Imperial Taoist Navy
Preceded by: Sugi class
Succeeded by: None
Built: 1937-1939
In commission: 1939-1948
Planned: 2
Completed: 2
Lost: 1
Preserved: 1
General characteristics
Type: Battlecruiser
Displacement: 34,300
Length: 240 m (790 ft)
Beam: 33 m (108 ft)
Draught: 10.1 m (33 ft)
Installed power: 180,000 shp (130,000 kW)
Propulsion:
Speed: 33.7 knots (62.4 km/h; 38.8 mph)
Range: 7,850 nautical miles (14,540 km; 9,030 mi)
Complement: 1,640 enlisted and officers
Armament:
  • 9 × 410 mm (16.1 in) guns (3x3)
  • 16 × 100 mm (5.5 in) DP guns (8x2)
  • 42 × 25 mm (1 in) AA guns (14x3)
  • 8 x 13.2 mm (.52 in) AA guns (4x2)
Armor:
  • 220 mm (8.7 in) barbettes
  • 190 mm (7.5 in) main belt
  • 40 mm (1.6 in) fore and aft
  • 40 mm (1.6 in) deck
Aircraft carried: Up to 3
Aviation facilities: 1 aircraft catapult

The Nara-class battlecruiser was a class of battlecruisers build for the Imperial Taoist Navy (ITN) in the years building up to World War II

Design

Propulsion

Armament

Armor

Crew facilities

Construction

Ships in the class

Name Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Fate Notes
Nara Yotota Shipbuilding Co. 26 April 1937 12 July 1939 8 December 1940 Sunk at TBD
Momiji Yotota Shipbuilding Co. 10 August 1937 22 November 1939 4 April 1941 Preserved as a museum ship at the Yotota Museum in Firentsu