page_title: Japanese cruiser Furutaka
section_title: Inter-war period
hierarchical_section_title: Japanese cruiser Furutaka / Service history / Inter-war period
caption_attribution_description: English: Heavy cruiser Furutaka off Nagasaki shortly after commisioning Česky: Těžký křižník Furutaka 5. dubna 1926 v Nagasaki. Fotografie zachycuje stav křižníku v jeho původní podobě pár dní po přijetí do služby: nízký přední komín, vyústění větrání přední kotelny na úrovni dolního můstku je ještě odkryté a rovněž z modifikované startovací plošiny typu Heinkel je instalována pouze její menší část na lafetaci č. 4 hlavní baterie. U.S. Naval Historical Center tuto situaci prezentuje na fotografii, která je horizontálně převrácená a která je chybně označena jako Photo #: NH 97694 Kako. Dlouhý kryt větrání můstku na dolní můstkové palubě, uspořádání vyústění torpédometů a tvar parovodních trubek na předním komíně ale jednoznačně identifikují pohled na levobok křižníku Furutaka - viz [1]
context_page_description: Furutaka was the lead ship in the two-vessel Furutaka-class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was named after Mount Furutaka, located on Etajima, Hiroshima immediately behind the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy. It was commissioned in 1926 and was sunk 12 October 1942 by USS Salt Lake City and Duncan at the Battle of Cape Esperance.
context_section_description: Furutaka was initially assigned to Cruiser Division 5 where she remained until reduced to reserve in December 1931. Furutaka underwent a series of significant refits in the 1930s. She was reconstructed and modernized at Kure Naval Base in 1932-33, receiving anti-aircraft guns upgraded to 4.7 inch, aircraft catapult and an E4N2 floatplane. She was recommissioned into Cruiser Division 6.
  Further extensive work started in April 1937. The six single-mount 7.9 inch guns were replaced by three dual mount and re-bored 8 inch guns installed in improved mountings (allowing 55° elevation) with two turrets forward and one aft, fire control changed, light anti aircraft weapons augmented and eight new 24 inch Type 93 torpedo tubes were installed. Facilities were upgraded for two E7K2 floatplanes. New oil-fired boilers were installed and there was a general overhaul of machinery. In the light of the added top weight, an attempt was made to maintain stability by increasing the ship's beam - not entirely successfully.
caption: Furutaka in Nagasaki, 1926
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