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| IJN Nagara-class light cruiser 5,570 Tons 531' 10" x 46' 7" x 15' 9" As Built 7 x 14cm guns 2 x 7.62cm AA guns 2 x twin 25mm AA guns 4 x single 25mm AA guns 5 x twin 13.2mm MG 2 x twin 61cm torpedo tubes 1 x floatplane and catapult July 1944 5 x 14cm guns 1 x twin 12.7cm DP gun 2 x 7.62cm AA guns 2 x tripple 25mm AA guns 6 x twin 25mm AA guns 14 x single 25mm AA guns 10 x 13.2mm MG 2 x quad 61cm torpedo tubes 1 x floatplane and catapult |
Ship History Built by Sasebo Naval Arsenal at Sasebo. Laid down September 9. 1920 as the lead ship of the Nagara-class light cruiser. Launched April 25, 1921 as Nagara 長良 named for the Nagara River in the Chūbu Region of Honshu in Japan. Comissioned April 21, 1922 in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). On September 10, 1941 placed under the command of Captain Toshi Naoi. On November 26, 1941 designated as the flagship of Rear Admiral Kyuji Kubo and the same day Terashima Strait bound for Palau. On December 1, 1941 arrives Palau. Wartime History On December 8, 1941 at the start of the Pacific War departs Palau as the flagship of the Japanese Legaspi Attack Force (4th Surprise Attack Force) bound for the southern Philippines with destroyers of DesDiv 24: Umikaze, Kawakaze, Yamakaze and Suzukaze plus seaplane tenders Chitose and Mizuho. On December 11, 1941 in the enveing, the force enters Albay Gulf. On December 12, 1941 covers the landing at Legaspi. On December 13, 1941 Legaspi Legaspi and two days later arrives Amami-Oshima. On December 17, 1941 departs Amami-Oshima with destroyers of DesDiv 24 escorting transports bound for Lamon Bay on southeast Luzon. On December 30, 1941 departs Lamon Bay bound for Davao. On January 2, 1942 arrives Malalag Bay. PARTIAL HISTORY Sinking History On August 7, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS Croaker off the Amakusa Islands in Japan. During the attack and sinking, 348 crew were lost including the Captain Giichiro Nakahara. On October 10, 1944 officially removed from the Navy list. A total of 235 crew were rescued. Shipwreck During August 1981, a Japanese research vessel found the shipwreck of Nagara broken in two pieces. On July 21, 2026 diver Yoshitaka Isaji photographed the shipwreck for the first time. References Combined Fleet - IJN Nagara: Tabular Record of Movement Contribute
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