Myoko class cruiser
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The four 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 201 m (661 ft) long, and were capable of 36 knots (67 km/h). They carried two aircraft and their main armament was ten 20 centimetre guns in five twin turrets. At the time they were built, 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 at the Washington Naval Treaty
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Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes...
in the late 1920s. Three were lost during World War II.
The ships of this class displaced 11,633 tons (standard), were 201 m (661 ft) long, and were capable of 36 knots (67 km/h). They carried two aircraft and their main armament was ten 20 centimetre guns in five twin turrets. At the time they were built, 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 at the Washington Naval Treaty
Washington Naval Treaty
The Washington Naval Treaty, also known as the Five-Power Treaty, was an attempt to cap and limit, and "prevent 'further' costly escalation" of the naval arms race that had begun after World War I between various International powers, each of which had significant naval fleets. The treaty was...
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Ships in class
The ships in the class were:| Ship | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|
| Myōkō Japanese cruiser Myoko was the name-ship of the four-member of heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy — the other ships of the class being the Nachi, Ashigara, and Haguro.... (妙高) |
16 April 1927 | Scuttled, 8 July 1946 |
| Nachi Japanese cruiser Nachi was the second of four Myōkō-class heavy cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy — the other ships of the class being , and . She was named after a mountain in Wakayama Prefecture.... (那智) |
15 June 1927 | Sunk, 4 November 1944 |
| Haguro Japanese cruiser Haguro |-External reference links: -External links:**... (羽黒) |
24 March 1928 | Sunk, 16 May 1945 |
| Ashigara Japanese cruiser Ashigara Ashigara was a Myōkō class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The other ships of her class were Myōkō , Nachi , and Haguro... (足柄) |
20 August 1929 | Sunk, 8 June 1945 |