heavy cruiser Chōkai

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Imperial Japanese Navy warship Takao-class heavy cruiser World War II warship

Heavy cruiser Chōkai was a Takao-class Imperial Japanese Navy warship that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II, including major engagements such as the Battle of Savo Island and the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
heavy cruiser Chōkai canonical	3
heavy cruiser Chokai	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Navy warship ⓘ Takao-class heavy cruiser ⓘ World War II warship ⓘ
aircraftFacilities	catapults for floatplanes ⓘ
beam	approximately 20.4 m ⓘ
builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ
causeOfLoss	bomb and shell damage followed by scuttling ⓘ
class	Takao-class cruiser ⓘ
commissioned	1932-06-30 ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
crewComplement	approximately 700–800 ⓘ
dateSunk	1944-10-25 ⓘ
displacementFullLoad	approximately 15000 tons ⓘ
displacementStandard	approximately 9850 tons ⓘ
draft	approximately 6.1 m ⓘ
era	interwar period and World War II ⓘ
fate	sunk in the Battle off Samar ⓘ
fleetAssignment	Cruiser Division 4 ⓘ Fifth Fleet ⓘ surface form: Eighth Fleet
laidDown	1928-03-26 ⓘ
launched	1931-04-05 ⓘ
length	approximately 203.8 m ⓘ
locationSunk	off Samar, Philippines ⓘ
mainBattery	10 × 203 mm guns ⓘ
mainBatteryConfiguration	5 twin turrets ⓘ
namedAfter	Mount Chōkai ⓘ
notableAction	engaged Allied cruisers at Savo Island ⓘ fired Type 93 torpedoes at Allied forces ⓘ
operator	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of Cape Esperance ⓘ surface form: Battle of Cape Esperance (area operations) Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ Battle of Savo Island ⓘ Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ Battle off Samar ⓘ Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ surface form: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (operations)
propulsion	oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
roleAtSavoIsland	flagship of Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa ⓘ
scuttledBy	Japanese destroyer Fujinami ⓘ
secondaryArmament	127 mm dual-purpose guns ⓘ
shaftCount	4 ⓘ
shipyard	Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard ⓘ surface form: Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard
status	shipwreck ⓘ
theater	Pacific War ⓘ
topSpeed	approximately 35 knots ⓘ
torpedoArmament	610 mm Type 93 torpedo tubes ⓘ
torpedoType	Type 93 Long Lance torpedo ⓘ surface form: Type 93 "Long Lance"

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Fleet → notableShipAssigned → heavy cruiser Chōkai ⓘ

subject surface form: Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)

Japanese 8th Fleet → notableShip → heavy cruiser Chōkai ⓘ

this entity surface form: heavy cruiser Chokai

Japanese Center Force → component → heavy cruiser Chōkai ⓘ

Japanese Center Force → lostShip → heavy cruiser Chōkai ⓘ

First Striking Force → includedShip → heavy cruiser Chōkai ⓘ

this entity surface form: heavy cruiser Chokai