![]() Takao on trials in 1939
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Name | Takao |
Namesake | Mount Takao |
Ordered | early 1927 |
Builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
Laid down | 28 April 1927 |
Launched | 12 May 1930 |
Commissioned | 31 May 1932 |
Stricken | 3 May 1947 |
Fate | Surrendered to British forces on 21 September 1945, then sunk as a target ship on 29 October 1946 |
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Class and type | Takao-class cruiser |
Displacement | 9,850 t (9,690 long tons) (designed standard), 15,490 t (15,250 long tons) (full load) |
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Beam | 19 m (62 ft) – 20.4 m (67 ft) |
Draught | 6.11 m (20.0 ft) – 6.32 m (20.7 ft) |
Propulsion | 4-shaft geared turbine, 12 Kampon boilers, 132,000 shp (98,000 kW) |
Speed | 35.5 knots (65.7 km/h) - 34.2 knots (63.3 km/h) |
Range | 8,500 nautical miles (15,740 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Complement | 773 |
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Aircraft carried | 3 floatplanes (1 Aichi E13A1 "Jake" & 2 F1M2 "Pete") |
Aviation facilities | 2 aircraft catapults |
Takao (高雄) was the lead vessel in the Takao-class heavy cruisers, active in World War II with the Imperial Japanese Navy. These were the largest cruisers in the Japanese fleet, and were intended to form the backbone of a multipurpose long-range strike force. Her sister ships were Atago, Maya and Chōkai.[1] Takao was the only ship of her class to survive the war. She was surrendered to British forces at Singapore in September 1945, then sunk as a target ship in 1946.