heavy cruiser Myōkō

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Heavy cruiser Myōkō was an Imperial Japanese Navy warship of the Myōkō class that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific naval battles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy ship ⓘ
Myōkō-class cruiser ⓘ
heavy cruiser ⓘ
warship ⓘ
armamentMainBattery 10 × 203 mm guns ⓘ
armamentTorpedoes 610 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ
Type 93 Long Lance torpedoes ⓘ
beam about 19.5 m ⓘ
builder Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ
class Myōkō class ⓘ
commissioned 1929-07-31 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
crewComplement approximately 800–900 ⓘ
damagedBy submarine torpedoes ⓘ
damagedIn Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
displacementFullLoad approximately 15000 tons ⓘ
displacementStandard approximately 11300 tons ⓘ
finalStatus crippled and unable to return to Japan ⓘ
fleetAssignment Cruiser Division 5 ⓘ
Japanese 2nd Fleet ⓘ
followedBy Takao-class cruiser ⓘ
laidDown 1924-10-25 ⓘ
launched 1927-04-16 ⓘ
length about 203.8 m ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 35.5 knots ⓘ
namedAfter Mount Myōkō ⓘ
navalTreatyContext designed under Washington Naval Treaty limitations ⓘ
notableFeature heavy torpedo armament ⓘ
powerful 8-inch gun battery ⓘ
operator Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle of Midway ⓘ
Battle of Surigao Strait ⓘ
Battle of the Coral Sea ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Coral Sea

Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ
Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ
Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ
Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Furutaka-class cruiser ⓘ
propulsion oil-fired boilers ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
serviceEntryConflict World War II ⓘ
sunkBy United States Navy submarines ⓘ
sunkIn 1945 ⓘ
sunkNear off the coast of Indochina ⓘ

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Japanese Center Force → component → heavy cruiser Myōkō ⓘ