IJN · CA
Myoko
Photos and infoMyoko-class heavy cruiser. Takagi flew his flag in her at Coral Sea. At Empress Augusta Bay Omori's flag was in her, and she collided with Hatsukaze. Not sunk. She was still afloat at the surrender, and was scuttled in 1946.
| Class | Myoko class |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Builder | Yokosuka |
| Launched | 1927-04-16 |
| Commissioned | 1929-07-31 |
| Fate | Afloat. Takagi's flagship at Coral Sea, and not sunk there. Omori's flagship at Empress Augusta Bay. She collided with Hatsukaze and was lightly damaged, and not sunk. In the cruiser line off Samar, and not sunk that day. She was afloat, and immobile, at Singapore at the surrender. Scuttled in the Malacca Strait on 8 July 1946. |
| 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.
Japanese navy. Myōkō trials 1941.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Takagi, TakeoFlag, not her captain, 8 May 1942
Miyoshi, TeruhikoCaptain from 23 May 1942KNNakamura, KatsuheiCaptain from 2 March 1943IIIshihara, ItsuCaptain from 5 December 1943SOOnoda, SutejiroCaptain from 15 January 1945HKKagayama, HokaoCaptain from 22 March 1945Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · Takagi's flagship; not sunk
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · in the advance force. Not sunk
Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
1943-11-02 · Omori's flagship; collided with Hatsukaze; lightly damaged; not sunk
