The impact of the Tomozuru incident, which exposed the instability of contemporary Japanese warship designs, affected the Hatsuharu-class and was significantly redesigned. The single forward gun was moved aft to a lower position, the bridge, and other structures were reduced or removed and ballast was added. Displacement increased to 2 090 tons and speed was consequently reduced. | The impact of the Tomozuru incident, which exposed the instability of contemporary Japanese warship designs, affected the Hatsuharu-class and was significantly redesigned. The single forward gun was moved aft to a lower position, the bridge, and other structures were reduced or removed and ballast was added. Displacement increased to 2 090 tons and speed was consequently reduced. |