IJN Takao

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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 and most modern 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] 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 Struck: 3 May 1947 Captured: Surrendered to British forces on 5 September 1945 Fate: Sunk as target ship on 19 October 1946 General characteristics 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) Length: Length between perpendiculars: 192.5 m (632 ft) overall: 203.76 m (668.5 ft) 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 Armament: Original Layout: 10 × 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns (5x2) 4 × 12 cm/45 10th Year Type naval guns (4x1) 2 × 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft guns (2x1) Type 90 torpedoes (4x2 + 8 reloads) Final Layout: 10 × 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns (5x2) 8 × Type 89 12.7 cm (5 in) dual purpose guns, (4x2) 66 × Type 96 25 mm (1.0 in) AA guns (26x1, 12x2, 24x3) 4 × Type 93 13.2 mm (0.5 in) AA machine guns Type 93 torpedoes (4x4 + 8 reloads) Depth charges Armour: main belt: 38 to 127 mm main deck: 37 mm (max) upper deck: 12.7 to 25 mm bulkheads: 76 to 100 mm turrets: 25 mm Aircraft carried: 3 floatplanes (1 Aichi E13A1 "Jake" & 2 F1M2 "Pete") Aviation facilities: 2 aircraft catapults