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Isuzu as of 1939:
between 1934 and 1939 Isuzu underwent some slight modifications, the 7.7mm machine guns where removed and the twin 13mm ones fitted abreast the first funnel where replaced by new 25mm twins, the Nakajima E4N was repleaced by a Kawanishi E7K and the three 90cm searchlights where replaced by 110cm ones.

Isuzu as of 1943:
refitted between december 1942 and may 1943 Isuzu recieved two triple 25mm machine gun mounts and a twin 5-inch (127mm) gun in place of the n°5 and n°7 5.5-inch (140mm) ones, a type 21 air search radar was also fitted above the bridge in place of the rangefinder; revisions of the boat complement, addition of depth charges and fitting of the degaussing cable was implemented between 1939 and the start of the war; apparently her foremast mast was not cut down like it was done on the other Nagara class cruisers.

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Another impressive series of IJN cruisers.

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Thank you. This is brilliant, and very definitive. A whole
class of cruisers through all of their evolution(s).

Amazing work BB. I think the Nagara class(and all the cousin classes of it) are a bunch of really cool cruisers. Those late WW1/1920s destroyer leader cruisers are one of the most interesting evolutional parts of the light cruiser type.

Isuzu as of 1945:
after beign damaged at Kwajalein Atoll in november 1943 Isuzu was recalled at the Yokohama Misubishi naval Yard in order to be repaired and converted into an anti-aircraft cruiser, in september 1944 she was finally undocked, having acquired a very disctintive appearance:
all remainig 5.5-inch (140mm guns) where removed and two more twin 5-inch (127mm) guns where embarked, the original light anti-aircraft armament was also landed and replaced by 11 triple and 17 single 25mm machine gun mounts (for a total of 50 barrels), the catapult was removed and the fore twin torpedo launchers where removed and the aft ones replaced by quadruple ones, depth charge rails fitted at the stern; the bridge structure and the mainmast where also modified, the two 100cm searchlights fitted on sponson of the tripod foremast where removed and replaced by a single one, fitted on centerline between n°1 and n°2 funnels, a type 13 air search radar and a type 22 surface search radar where fitted on the mainmast, a type 21 air search radar was fitted above the bridge, beign a model A7 instead of the standard A6 her antenna was bigger, an anti-aircraft command post was also added above the bridge, wich was enclosed and fitted with windshields; finally a type94 High-angle fire control director equipped with a 4,5meter rangefinder was fitted on top of the foremast, the RDF equipment was also shifted from abaft the third funnel to the foremast.
Isuzu was Sunk on april 7th 1945, the last of the pre-war light cruisers to be sunk (the last overall, Yahagi, was sunk less then six hour later during the same day while escorting battleship Yamato in operation Ten-Go)

this is the last cruiser of the Nagara class, so this thread is completed.
i've updated all the drawings in the first page with now Yura as of 1931 finally sporting the Yokosuka K4Y.
thanks to everyone who helped.

Very nice work...again, why is BB1987 not an Elite Member?

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Excellet. Simply Excellent.

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Great work on the whole series, Excellent job!

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