Maya
E575580
Maya was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served prominently in World War II before being sunk in 1944.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maya canonical | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser
ⓘ
Takao-class heavy cruiser ⓘ World War II ship ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities |
aircraft catapults
ⓘ
seaplane handling deck ⓘ |
| antiAircraftArmament | 25 mm Type 96 AA guns ⓘ |
| attacker | USS Dace (SS-247) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 20.4 m ⓘ |
| builder | Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedoed by U.S. submarine ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | 1932-06-30 ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 700–800 officers and men ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 15,875 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 9,850 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 6.32 m ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| laidDownAt | Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation, Kobe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 1928-12-04 ⓘ |
| launchedDate | 1930-11-08 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 203.76 m ⓘ |
| mainBattery | 10 × 203 mm guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 5 twin turrets ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 35.5 knots ⓘ |
| modernizationDetail |
reconstructed with enhanced anti-aircraft armament
ⓘ
reduced main battery turrets to increase AA guns ⓘ |
| modernized | yes ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalClass | Takao class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Java Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Komandorski Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
fleet escort
ⓘ
surface combatant ⓘ |
| scrapped | no (lost in combat) ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 127 mm dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| servedInConflict |
Second Sino-Japanese War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 4 ⓘ |
| shipType | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| sunkDate | 1944-10-23 ⓘ |
| sunkDuring | Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkLocation | Sibuyan Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| torpedoArmament | 610 mm Type 93 torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| torpedoType | Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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