The Japanese cruiser Yura was the third of the six vessels completed in the Nagara-class of light cruisers, and like other vessels of her class, she was intended for use as the flagship of a destroyer flotilla. It was named after the Yura River near Kyoto, Japan. Service Career Early career Yura was completed at the Sasebo Navy Yard on 20 March 1923. In 1930, she served as a test platform for aircraft catapults installed in front of her bridge and, in 1933-34 received a rotating catapult amidships as well as a new mainmast to support an aircraft derrick. During the Manchurian Incident, Yura was deployed to Shanghai China in early 1932, and again between 1937 ? 1939, to cover the landings of Japanese troops. Early stages of the Pacific War On 1 September 1941, Yura was flagship of Rear Admiral Daigo Tadashige's SubRon 5. It was assigned to the South Area Force base

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