Japanese cruiser Agano

Agano was a Agano-class cruiser light cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was named after Agano River. Sasebo Naval Arsenal laid her keel on 18 June 1940. She entered service on 31 October 1942, having been launched on 22 October 1941.

Her class ran to four ships. The class followed the Sendai-class cruiser and was succeeded by the Ōyodo-class cruiser.

She displaced 6,547 long tons standard and 8,399 long tons at full load. She measured 174.1 m (571 ft) long with a beam of 15.2 m (50 ft). Her designed speed was 35 knots, and she carried a complement of 700.

Her main battery was six 150 mm (5.9 in) guns in three twin mountings. She carried two aircraft. Her machinery developed 100,000 shp through four shafts.

She was in commission for 517 days of the Second World War. She was struck from the register on 31 March 1944.

She was sunk on 15 February 1944, at 10°11′N 151°42′E. The wreck survives.

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