heavy cruiser Haguro
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Heavy cruiser Haguro was an Imperial Japanese Navy Myōkō-class warship that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk by British destroyers in 1945.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| heavy cruiser Haguro canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Myōkō-class cruiser
ⓘ
heavy cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armamentAA | various anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 10 × 203 mm guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedo | 610 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Java Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Malacca Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Sunda Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 20.4 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss |
gunfire
ⓘ
torpedoes ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1929-04-25 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | about 770 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1945-05-16 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 15,900 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 13,300 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 6.32 metres ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1925-03-16 ⓘ |
| launched | 1928-03-24 ⓘ |
| length | 203.8 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Haguro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalFleet | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | Strait of Malacca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 130,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | about 8,000 nautical miles at 14 knots ⓘ |
| role |
escort for troop convoys
ⓘ
surface combatant ⓘ |
| shipClass | Myōkō-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipyard | Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Japanese cruiser Ashigara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Myōkō NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese cruiser Nachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | shipwreck ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
British destroyers
ⓘ
Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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