Chōkai

E586051

Imperial Japanese Navy warship Takao-class heavy cruiser heavy cruiser

Chōkai was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served prominently in World War II, including major Pacific naval battles.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Chokai	2
Chōkai canonical	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Navy warship ⓘ Takao-class heavy cruiser ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ
armament	10 × 203 mm (8 in) main guns ⓘ Type 93 “Long Lance” torpedoes NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple 127 mm secondary guns ⓘ
builtFor	Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfSinking	air attack by U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
displacement	approximately 9,850 tons standard ⓘ
era	World War II ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
fate	sunk ⓘ
maximumSpeed	approximately 35 knots ⓘ
namedAfter	Mount Chōkai NERFINISHED ⓘ
navalBattle	Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Savo Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Eastern Solomons NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Java Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle off Samar NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	designed in response to Washington Naval Treaty limits ⓘ heavy armor and powerful main battery for a cruiser ⓘ
operator	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
propulsion	steam turbines ⓘ
role	fleet flagship at various times ⓘ
serviceEntry	1932 ⓘ
shipClass	Takao-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ
sinkingDate	25 October 1944 ⓘ
sinkingLocation	off Samar, Philippines ⓘ
sisterShip	Atago NERFINISHED ⓘ Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ Takao NERFINISHED ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
type	blue-water warship ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Japanese heavy cruiser Atago → sisterShip → Chōkai ⓘ

heavy cruiser Maya → sisterShip → Chōkai ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chokai

Center Force → ship → Chōkai ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chokai