| (as completed) | |
| Displacement | 7100t standard, 8760t trial |
|---|---|
| Length | 177.48m pp, 183.58m wl, 185.17m oa |
| Width | 15.38m |
| Draught | 5.71m |
| Machinery | 4-shaft geared turbine, 12 boilers, 102,000shp |
| Fuel | oil 1800t, coal 450t |
| Speed | 34.5kt |
| Armour | belt 75mm, deck 35mm, turret 25mm |
| Armament | 6-20cm/50cal gun (2x3), 4-12cm/45cal AA gun (1x4), 2 MGs, 12-61cm TT (2x6), 1 aircraft |
| Complement | 625 |
| (after refit in 1938) | |
| Displacement | 9000t standard, 10,651t trial |
| Width | 17.6m |
| Draught | 5.66m |
| Speed | 32kt |
| Armament | 6-20cm/50cal gun (2x3), 4-12cm/45cal AA gun (1x4), 8-25mm AA, 4-13.2mm AA, 8-61cm TT (4x2), 2 aircraft |
| Name | Plan | Builder | Laid down | Launch | Complete | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoba | FY1923 | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | 1924. 2. 4 | 1926. 9.25 | 1927. 9.20 | C1 | 1945. 7.28 sunk (air attack, off Kure) 1945.11.20 disc |
| Kinugasa | FY1923 | Kawasaki, Kobe | 1924. 1.23 | 1926.10.24 | 1927. 9.30 | C1 | 1942.11.14 sunk (air attack, off Guadalcanal) [08.45S, 157.00E] 1942.12.15 disc |