Takao class

E377643

heavy cruiser class warship class

The Takao class was a group of heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, known for their powerful armament, heavy torpedo armament, and significant roles in World War II naval engagements.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Myoko class	1
Takao class canonical	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heavy cruiser class ⓘ warship class ⓘ
armamentCharacteristic	heavy torpedo armament ⓘ powerful main gun battery ⓘ
builtBy	Japanese naval shipyards ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Imperial Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
designDisplacementFullLoad	approximately 15000 tons ⓘ
designDisplacementStandard	approximately 9850 tons ⓘ
designedForTreaty	Washington Naval Treaty limits ⓘ
designedMainBatteryCaliber	203 mm ⓘ
designedMainBatteryConfiguration	10 × 203 mm guns in five twin turrets ⓘ
designedPropulsion	oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
designedRole	fleet heavy cruiser ⓘ long-range surface combatant ⓘ
designedSpeed	approximately 35 knots ⓘ
designedTorpedoArmament	Type 93 610 mm torpedoes ⓘ
designedTorpedoMounts	quadruple torpedo tube mounts ⓘ
designFeature	heavy armor for a treaty cruiser ⓘ large bridge structure ⓘ long cruising range ⓘ
followedBy	Mogami class ⓘ
hasShip	Japanese cruiser Chokai ⓘ surface form: Japanese cruiser Atago Japanese cruiser Chokai ⓘ Japanese cruiser Maya ⓘ Japanese cruiser Takao ⓘ
namedAfter	Mount Takao ⓘ
navalDoctrineRole	night torpedo attack operations ⓘ support for carrier task forces ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ Battle of Midway ⓘ Battle of Coral Sea ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign
numberOfShipsBuilt	4 ⓘ
operator	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
precededBy	Takao class self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Myoko class
servicePeriod	1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
usedBy	Combined Fleet ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Japanese cruiser Chokai → class → Takao class ⓘ

Takao class → precededBy → Takao class self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Myoko class