Japanese heavy cruiser Myōkō

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The Japanese heavy cruiser Myōkō was a Myōkō-class warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in World War II, participating in numerous major Pacific naval engagements before being heavily damaged and ultimately rendered inoperable.

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instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy ship
Myōkō-class cruiser
heavy cruiser
warship
aircraftFacilities catapults for floatplanes
armament anti-aircraft guns
armamentMainBattery 10 × 203 mm guns
armamentTorpedoes 610 mm torpedo tubes
Type 93 Long Lance torpedo
surface form: Type 93 Long Lance torpedoes
beam about 19 meters
builder Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
class Myōkō-class heavy cruiser
commissioned 1929-07-31
conflict Pacific War
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
damagedBy air attack
submarine torpedoes
designFeature heavy armor for a cruiser of her time
strong torpedo armament
displacementFullLoad approximately 15000 tons
displacementStandard approximately 13300 tons
fate scrapped after the war
finalStatus immobilized
rendered inoperable
fleetAssignment Cruiser Division 5
heavilyDamaged 1944
laidDown 1924-10-25
launched 1927-04-16
length about 203 meters
maximumSpeed approximately 35.5 knots
namedAfter Mount Myōkō
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
participatedIn Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Surigao Strait
Battle of Coral Sea
surface form: Battle of the Coral Sea

Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Battle of the Java Sea
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
role escort for aircraft carriers
surface action ship
servicePeriod World War II
sisterShip Japanese heavy cruiser Ashigara
Japanese cruiser Haguro
surface form: Japanese heavy cruiser Haguro

Japanese heavy cruiser Nachi
strickenFromNavyList post-World War II

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Battle of the Sibuyan Sea notableShipDamaged Japanese heavy cruiser Myōkō