Tamiya 31319 1/700 IJN Light Cruiser Yubari (夕張) 1944 Print this pagePrint this page
Tamiya 31319 1/700 IJN Light Cruiser Yubari (夕張) 1944

Highlights:
This model kit is with armament after refitting in 1944:
4 × 14 cm naval guns (2×2)
1 × 12 cm naval gun
15 × Type 96 25 mm AA guns (6×2, 1×3)
4 × Type 93 torpedoes (2×2) torpedo launchers
8 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedoes
2 × depth charge launchers

Availability: [In Stock]
Weight: 0.15 kg
Description
  • World War Two
  • Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)
  • an experimental light cruiser built between 1922 and 1923 (commissioned on 23 July 1923), name after Yūbari River (夕張川) in Hokkaidō, Japan.
  • Invasion of Hangzhou(杭州), China (20 October 1937)
  • Invasion of Wake Island (11 and 23 December 1941)
  • Battle of Rabaul (23 January ~ February 1942) - returned to Truk for repairs on 25 March 1942.
  • The Solomon Islands Campaign (29 June 1942) - Yubari sank the heavy cruiser USS Vincennes and damaged destroyer USS Ralph Talbot in Battle of Savo Island (9 August 1942)
  • Yūbari was hit by 2 torpedoes from submarine USS Bluegill and sank at Palau  27 April 1944

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Yubari [15 November 1924]
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