ATAGO CLASS HEAVY CRUISER
(AH-TAH-GOH)
| NAME | BUILDER | LAUNCHED | COMPLETED | LENGTH (feet/inch) |
BEAM (feet/inch) |
DRAFT (feet/inch) |
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TAKAO ATAGO MAYA CHŌKAI |
Yokosuka NY Kure NY Kawasaki, Kobe Mitsubishi, Nagasaki |
12 May 1930 16 June 1930 8 November 1930 5 April 1931 |
31 May 1932 30 March 1932 30 June 1932 30 June 1932 |
661 09 wl 631 08 pp |
68 00 | 20 09 |
| DISPLACEMENT | ARMAMENT | COMPLEMENT | SHAFT HORSEPOWER |
SPEED (knots) |
FUEL (tons) |
RANGE (NM) |
| 15781 F 14838 N 13400 S |
10 x 203mm (8in) 50 cal 4 x 2 127mm (5in) DP 60 x 25mm AA 4 x 13.2mm AA 4 x 4 610mm TT depth charges 3 aircraft 2 catapults |
773 | 133100 | 34.2 | 2600 oil |
8500 @ 14 knots |
| NOTES | ||||||
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TAKAO was heavily damaged by US submarine DARTER on 23 October 1944, in Palawan Passage, enroute to the Battle Off Samar. She was dispatched for the return trip to Borneo with two destroyers. ATAGO was sunk by US submarine DARTER on 23 October 1944, in Palawan Passage, enroute to the Battle Off Samar. MAYA was sunk by US submarine DACE on 23 October 1944, in Palawan Passage, enroute to the Battle Off Samar. CHŌKAI was torpedoed on 25 October 1944 during the Battle Off Samar by TU 77.4.3 DE ROBERTS and later heavily damaged by aircraft of the TU. Scuttled same day by HIJMS FUJINAMI. |
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