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IJN Suzuya |
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Scale 1:200 |
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Author: Artur Zuranski |
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File Size: 107.0Mb |
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IJN Suzuya
Mogami-class heavy cruiser
as she appeared in October of 1944
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Model # 065 |
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Price $32.00 |
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Technical data: |
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Launched |
November 20, 1934 |
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Displacement |
13,670
tons standard
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Length |
198m |
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Beam |
20.2m |
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Machinery |
Geared turbines, 4 shafts; 152,000 hp = 35 knots |
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Armament |
Main
- 10 x 203mm (5 x 2) |
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Secondary - 10 x 127mm
(4 x 2) |
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AAA - 50 x 25mm |
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12 x 610mm (4 x 3) torpedo tubes |
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Complement |
850 officers and
enlisted |
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Suzuya was completed at Yokosuka Naval
Arsenal in January 1936, but on completion was immediately placed in the
reserves while waiting for dry dock space to permit modifications. She was
officially commissioned on 31 October 1937, but reconstruction and refit
work was not completed until 30 September 1939. At the time of the
attack on Pearl Harbor, Suzuya was assigned to cover the
invasion of Malaya as part of CruDiv7 under Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa's
First Southern Expeditionary Fleet. As part of CruDiv7, Suzuya
participated in the Indian Ocean raids, Battle of Midway and operations in
the Solomon Islands where she took part in bombardment of Henderson Field
on Guadalcanal. She also took part in the “Great Mariana’s Turkey Shoot”.
Battle of
Leyte Gulf
On 25 October 1944, in the Battle off Samar,
Suzuya engaged the three "Jeep carriers" in American Task Group
77.4, but was attacked by ten TBM Avenger torpedo-bombers. A near-miss
destroyed her port propeller. At 1050, Suzuya was attacked
by 30 other carrier aircraft. Another near-miss caused the torpedoes in
Suzuya's No. 1 torpedo tubes to explode, which in turn started
other fires, damaged the starboard engine rooms and the No. 7 boiler room.
Suzuya was abandoned at 11:50, and sank at 13:22. Destroyer
Okinami took off Captain Teraoka and 401 crewmen. US
warships later rescued further sailors.
Suzuya was removed
from the Navy List on 20 December 1944.
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Model built and photographed by the author, used with
permission. More photos in higher resolution are available on
Fantom Models's
website.
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