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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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