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ATAGO CLASS HEAVY CRUISER
(AH-TAH-GOH)

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NAME BUILDER LAUNCHED COMPLETED LENGTH
(feet/inch)
BEAM
(feet/inch)
DRAFT
(feet/inch)

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

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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