Japanese cruiser Sendai

Sendai was a Sendai-class cruiser light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was named after Sendai River. Her keel was laid at Mitsubishi on 16 February 1922. She entered service on 29 April 1924, having been launched on 30 October 1923.

Three ships of the class were built. The class followed the Nagara-class cruiser and was succeeded by the Agano-class cruiser.

She displaced 5,195 long tons. She measured 152.4 m (500 ft) long with a beam of 14.2 m (47 ft). Her designed speed was 35.3 knots, and she carried a complement of 452.

Her main battery was seven 140 mm (5.5 in) guns. Her belt armour was 64 mm (2.5 in) and her deck 29 mm. She carried one aircraft. Her machinery developed 90,000 shp.

She was in commission for 1,587 days of the Second World War. She was struck from the register on 5 January 1944.

She was sunk on 3 November 1943, at 6°10′S 154°20′E. The wreck survives.

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