US Navy recognition drawings of Japanese cruisers Furutaka, Kako, Kinugasa, and Aoba, circa 1930s

Caption   US Navy recognition drawings of Japanese cruisers Furutaka, Kako, Kinugasa, and Aoba, circa 1930s ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 86308
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Furutaka   Main article  Photos  
Kako   Main article  Photos  
Aoba   Main article  Photos  
Kinugasa   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 10 Jul 2008

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
16 Jul 2020 06:46:43 AM

The date is probably 1939 or 1940 as it show twin turrets that were installed during the last modernisation. During the 1930s they have 6 single turrets

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