Japanese cruiser Suzuya (1934)

Heavy cruiser Suzuya
History
Empire of Japan
Name:	Suzuya
Namesake:	Suzuya River in Karafuto
Ordered:	1931 Fiscal Year
Builder:	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Cost:	24,833,950 Yen
Laid down:	11 December 1933
Launched:	20 November 1934
Commissioned:	31 October 1937
Struck:	20 December 1944
Fate:	sunk 25 October 1944 at Battle off Samar at 11°45.2′N 126°11.2′E / 11.7533°N 126.1867°E / 11.7533; 126.1867Coordinates: 11°45.2′N 126°11.2′E / 11.7533°N 126.1867°E / 11.7533; 126.1867
General characteristics
Class and type:	Mogami-class cruiser
Displacement:	8,500 tons (official, initial) 13,670 tons (final)
Length:	200.6 metres (658 ft)
Beam:	20.2 metres (66 ft)
Draught:	5.9 metres (19 ft)
Propulsion:	4-shaft geared turbines 8 Kampon boilers 154,000 shp (115,000 kW)
Speed:	37-knot (69 km/h) (initial) 35.5 knots (65.7 km/h) (final)
Range:	8,032 nmi (14,875 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Capacity:	2243 tons heavy oil
Complement:	850-950
Armament:	(initial) 15 × 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type naval gun (5×3) 8 × 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 naval guns (4×2) 4 × Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Guns 2 × 13mm AA guns 24 × Type 93 torpedoes (final) 10 × 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns (5×2) 8 × 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 naval gun (4×2) 50 × Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun guns 2 × 13mm AA guns 24 × Type 93 torpedoes
Armor:	100-125 mm (belt) 35-60 mm (deck) 25 mm turret
Aircraft carried:	3 x floatplanes
Aviation facilities:	2 aircraft catapults

Suzuya (鈴谷^?) was the third of four vessels in the Mogami class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was named after the Suzuya river on Karafuto (Sakhalin).

Built under the Maru-1 Naval Armaments Supplement Programme, the Mogami-class cruisers were designed to the maximum limits allowed by the Washington Naval Treaty, using the latest technology. This resulted in the choice of the dual purpose (DP) 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type naval guns as the main battery in five triple turrets capable of 55° elevation. These were the first Japanese cruisers with triple turrets. Secondary armament included eight 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 naval guns in four twin turrets, and 24 Type 93 Long Lance torpedoes in four rotating quadruple mounts.

To save weight, electric welding was used, as was aluminum in the superstructure, and a single funnel stack. New impulse geared turbine engines, driving four shafts with three-bladed propellers gave a top speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph), which was better than most contemporary cruiser designs and the Mogami class has twin balanced rudders, rather than the single rudder of previous Japanese cruiser designs.

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