IJN · CA
Takao
Photos and infoTakao-class heavy cruiser. In Kondo's bombardment group with Atago and Kirishima. She fired on South Dakota. Not sunk that night. Darter torpedoed her on 23 October 1944 and she stayed afloat. She surrendered at Singapore. Sunk in the Strait of Malacca on 29 October 1946.
| Class | Takao class |
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| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Fate | Afloat. In Kondo's bombardment group on 15 November 1942, and not sunk that night. USS Darter torpedoed her in Palawan Passage on 23 October 1944. She stayed afloat. British XE-craft damaged her at Singapore on 31 July 1945 and did not sink her. She surrendered there. Towed out on 27 October 1946 and sunk by gunfire from HMS Newfoundland on 29 October 1946. |
| 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. Aft view of Takao, anchored in Sukumo Bay. May 11, 1937.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 Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · in the advance force. Not sunk
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night
1942-11-15 · fired on South Dakota; not sunk
