IJN · CA
SunkTakao-class heavy cruiser. Kawasaki at Kobe launched her on 8 November 1930 and she was completed on 30 June 1932. On 26 March 1943 she was with Nachi south of the Komandorski Islands, and she was not sunk. USS Dace sank her in Palawan Passage on 23 October 1944, the same morning Darter sank Atago and torpedoed Takao.
| Class | Takao class |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Builder | Kawasaki, Kobe |
| Launched | 1930-11-08 |
| Commissioned | 1932-06-30 |
| Fate | Sunk. At the Komandorski Islands on 26 March 1943, and not sunk there. USS Dace sank her in Palawan Passage on 23 October 1944. |
| Armament (class) | Five twin 8-inch turrets and two funnels, with a heavier bridge. |
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.
Heavy cruiser Maya training at Tawi-Tawi in May 1944. The cable in the foreground belongs to the ship that took the photograph. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Battle of the Komandorski Islands
1943-03-26 · in the cruiser line; not sunk
Palawan Passage
1944-10-23 · sunk by Dace
Shot and shell
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