Takao
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Takao was a lead Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Takao canonical | 3 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Takao-class heavy cruiser
ⓘ
warship ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 203 mm main guns
ⓘ
127 mm dual-purpose guns ⓘ Type 93 “Long Lance” torpedoes ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Takao-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1932 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 700–800 officers and men ⓘ |
| damagedAt | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damagedBy | submarine torpedoes ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 15000 tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | disabled and immobilized at Singapore late in World War II ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1927 ⓘ |
| launched | 1930 ⓘ |
| leadShipOfClass | Takao-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 203 meters ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Takao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalArchitecture | improved design over Myoko-class cruisers ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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 ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
flagship on various occasions
ⓘ
fleet escort ⓘ surface combatant ⓘ |
| scrapped | post-World War II ⓘ |
| shipType | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| speed | over 35 knots ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.