Takao-class cruiser
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The Takao-class cruiser was a group of large, heavily armed and fast Japanese heavy cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the interwar period and active during World War II.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Takao-class heavy cruiser | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship class
ⓘ
heavy cruiser class ⓘ warship class ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities |
aircraft catapults
ⓘ
seaplane handling equipment ⓘ |
| armamentMainBattery | 10 × 203 mm guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoes | 610 mm Type 93 torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armamentType |
anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
dual-purpose secondary guns ⓘ |
| builtAt | Japanese naval arsenals ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod |
early 1930s
ⓘ
late 1920s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedAs | improved Myoko-class cruiser ⓘ |
| designedFor |
fleet scouting
ⓘ
long-range operations in the Pacific ⓘ surface combat ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | over 15000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 9800 tons ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mogami-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Japanese cruiser Atago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Chokai NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese cruiser Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese cruiser Takao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 203 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 35 knots ⓘ |
| navalTreatyContext |
London Naval Treaty era
ⓘ
Washington Naval Treaty era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavy torpedo armament
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high speed ⓘ large superstructure ⓘ |
| numberOfShips | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Myoko-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | flagship for cruiser squadrons ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | early 1930s ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Indian Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Japanese cruiser force ⓘ |
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Takao-class heavy cruiser