Japanese cruiser Kako

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Furutaka-class heavy cruiser Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser warship

Japanese cruiser Kako was an Imperial Japanese Navy Furutaka-class heavy cruiser that served in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk by a U.S. submarine shortly after participating in the Battle of Savo Island.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Japanese cruiser Furutaka	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Furutaka-class heavy cruiser ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ
armedWith	203 mm naval guns ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ
builtFor	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
category	Furutaka-class cruisers ⓘ Ships sunk by American submarines ⓘ Shipwrecks of World War II ⓘ World War II cruisers of Japan ⓘ
class	Furutaka-class cruisers ⓘ surface form: Furutaka class
commissioned	1926 ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
crewType	naval personnel ⓘ
designPurpose	treaty cruiser ⓘ
displacement	approximately 7,100 tons standard ⓘ
era	World War II ⓘ surface form: World War II era interwar period ⓘ
fate	sunk ⓘ
hullMaterial	steel ⓘ
launchDate	1925 ⓘ
namedAfter	Kako River NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality	Japanese ⓘ
navalFleet	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
operator	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of Savo Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ early Pacific campaigns of World War II ⓘ operations around New Guinea ⓘ
propulsion	steam turbines ⓘ
roleInBattleOfSavoIsland	Japanese attacking force ⓘ
serviceBranch	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ surface form: Japanese Navy
serviceEntry	1920s ⓘ
shipType	heavy cruiser ⓘ
sinkingCause	torpedoes ⓘ
sinkingDate	August 1942 ⓘ
sinkingLocation	southwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: Southwest Pacific Ocean near New Ireland ⓘ
sisterShip	Japanese cruiser Furutaka ⓘ
status	shipwreck ⓘ
sunkBy	USS S-44 ⓘ United States Navy submarine ⓘ
theater	Pacific War ⓘ
usedIn	offensive naval operations ⓘ

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Battle of Savo Island → notableShip → Japanese cruiser Kako ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese cruiser Furutaka