Katana-class cruiser
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 Wakizashi in 1940
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Dajime Shipbuilding Co. |
| Operators: |
 Imperial Taoist Navy |
| Preceded by: | Yari class |
| Succeeded by: | Kako class |
| Built: | 1918-1925 |
| In commission: | 1921-1947 |
| Planned: | 6 |
| Completed: | 6 |
| Lost: | tbd |
| Scrapped: | tbd |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Light cruiser |
| Displacement: | 5,659 |
| Length: | 162.1 m (532 ft) |
| Beam: | 14.2 m (47 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.8 m (16 ft) |
| Installed power: | 90,000 shp (67,000 kW) |
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| Speed: | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range: | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) |
| Complement: | 452 enlisted and officers |
| Armament: |
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The Katana-class cruiser was a class of light cruisers build for the Imperial Taoist Navy (ITN) in the years building up to World War II.
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Ships in the class
| Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katana | Ein Shipbuilding Co. | 9 October 1936 | 24 November 1937 | 2 December 1938 | Sunk at TBD | |
| Tantō | Ein Shipbuilding Co. | 12 December 1938 | 12 December 1939 | 4 February 1941 | Scrapped in 1947 | |
| Nagamaki | Ein Shipbuilding Co. | 12 December 1938 | 12 December 1939 | 4 February 1941 | Sunk at TBD | |
| Wakizashi | Ein Shipbuilding Co. | 12 December 1938 | 12 December 1939 | 4 February 1941 | Sunk at TBD | |
| Kabutowari | Ein Shipbuilding Co. | 12 December 1938 | 12 December 1939 | 4 February 1941 | Sunk at TBD | |
| Tachi | Ein Shipbuilding Co. | 12 December 1938 | 12 December 1939 | 4 February 1941 | Sunk at TBD |