heavy cruiser Takao
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Heavy cruiser Takao was a major Imperial Japanese Navy warship of the Takao class, noted for its powerful armament and extensive service in the Pacific during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy warship
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Takao-class heavy cruiser ⓘ World War II cruiser ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | floatplanes ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | catapults ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 20.4 m ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Takao class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1932-05-31 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| crewComplement | approximately 700–800 ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
British midget submarines XE1 and XE3
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US submarine Dace NERFINISHED ⓘ US submarine Darter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designCharacteristic | large bridge superstructure ⓘ |
| designPurpose | long-range operations in the Pacific ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 15000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 9850 tons ⓘ |
| draft | approximately 6.3 m ⓘ |
| fate | scuttled as target ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1927-04-28 ⓘ |
| laterBase | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launched | 1930-05-12 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 203.8 m ⓘ |
| locationDamaged | Palawan Passage GENERATED ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 10 × 203 mm guns ⓘ |
| mainArmamentConfiguration | 5 twin turrets ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 35.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Takao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavy torpedo armament
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powerful 8-inch main battery ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Surigao Strait support operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Java Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Sibuyan Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean raid (1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ Invasion of the Philippines (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 127 mm dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 4 ⓘ |
| statusLateWar | heavily damaged and immobilized ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
| torpedoArmament | 610 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| torpedoType | Type 93 Long Lance torpedoes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearScuttled | 1946 ⓘ |
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