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Japanese cruiser Takao

Takao-class cruiser
Takao was the lead vessel in the Takao-class heavy cruisers, active in World War II with the Imperial Japanese Navy. These were the largest cruisers in the Japanese fleet, and were intended to form the backbone of a multipurpose long-range strike... Wikipedia
Launched: May 12, 1930
Length: 669′
Aircraft carried: 3 floatplanes (1 Aichi E13A1 "Jake" & 2 F1M2 "Pete")
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
Commissioned: 31 May 1932
Complement: 773
Displacement: 9,850 t (9,690 long tons) (designed standard), 15,490 t (15,250 long tons) (full load)