IJN · CA
Atago
Photos and infoTakao-class heavy cruiser. Vice Admiral Kondo's flagship when he came to shell Henderson Field. She fired on South Dakota. Not sunk that night. USS Darter sank her in Palawan Passage on 23 October 1944.
| Class | Takao class |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Fate | Sunk. Kondo's flagship on the battleship night off Guadalcanal, 14-15 November 1942. Not sunk there. USS Darter sank her in Palawan Passage on 23 October 1944. |
| Armament (class) | Five twin 8-inch turrets and two funnels, with a heavier bridge. |
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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.
Presumed official IJN photographer, likely from the collections of Shizuo Fukui. Ships of the 4th Sentai underway, during a training exercise in August 1933. Takao, Atago and Chokai.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
1942-08-24 · in Kondo's force; not sunk
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · Kondo's flagship in the advance force. Not sunk
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night
1942-11-15 · Kondo's flagship; fired on South Dakota; not sunk
