IJN · CA
Ashigara
Photos and infoMyoko-class heavy cruiser. She came up Surigao Strait with Shima and got out. HMS Trenchant sank her in the Bangka Strait on 8 June 1945.
| Class | Myoko class |
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| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Fate | Sunk. In Shima's force at Surigao Strait, and not sunk there. HMS Trenchant sank her in the Bangka Strait on 8 June 1945. |
| Armament (class) | Five twin 8-inch turrets and two funnels. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
Naval History and Heritage Command photograph NH 77686. Ashigara off Tsingtao, China, circa 1938. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · in Shima's force; came out
