The four Myōkō-class heavy cruisers (妙高型巡洋艦 Myōkō-gata jun'yōkan?) were built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1920s. Three were lost during World War II.
The ships of this class displaced 11,633 tons (standard), were 203.61 meters (668 feet) long, and were capable of 35.5 knots (65.75 km/h). They carried two aircraft and their main armament was ten 20-centimetre (7.9 in) guns in five twin turrets. At the time, this was the heaviest armament of any cruiser class in the world. They were also the first cruisers the Japanese Navy constructed that exceeded the (10,000 ton) limit set by the Washington Naval Treaty.
Specifications[]
- Type: Heavy Cruiser
- Service Period: 1928-1946
- Characteristics:
- Length: 668 feet (203.61 meters)
- Beam: 57 feet (17.37 meters)
- Draught: 19 feet (5.8 meters)
- Displacement: 13,030 tons (Standard); 16,800 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 773
- Propulsion: 12 x Kampon boilers, 4 x shaft geared turbines, 130,000 shp
- Range: 8,000 nautical miles (14,816 kilometers) at 14 knots (25.93 km/h)
- Speed: 35.5 knots (65.75 km/h)
- Armament:
- 10 x 20.3cm/50-caliber 3rd Year Type naval guns (5x2) - replaced by the 20.3cm/55-caliber 3rd Year Type No.3 naval guns
- 6 x 4.7" dual purpose guns (6x1)
- 12 x 24" torpedo tubes (4x3)
Unit Run[]
- IJN Myoko
- IJN Nachi
- IJN Haguro
- IJN Ashigara