Chōkai
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Chōkai (鳥海) was a Takao-class heavy cruiser, armed with ten 20 cm (8 in) guns, four 12 cm (5 in) guns, eight tubes for the Type 93 torpedo, and assorted anti-aircraft guns. Named for Mount Chōkai, Chōkai was designed with the Imperial Japanese Navy strategy of the great "Decisive Battle" in mind, and built in 1932 by Mitsubishi's shipyard in Nagasaki.
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Choukai; Chōkai
draft 6.32 metre, speed 35 knot, length 203.67 metre, beam 20.42 metre,
Imperial Japanese Navy, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,
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Location: 11.3667, 126.3667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1931-04-05T00:00:00Z
1931-04-05T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1932-06-30T00:00:00Z
1932-06-30T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1928-03-26T00:00:00Z
1928-03-26T00:00:00Z
keel laying
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle off Samar | battle | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | Chōkai | Takao-class cruiser, heavy cruiser | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | Chikuma | Tone-class cruiser, shipwreck, heavy cruiser | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | IJN Heavy Cruiser Chokai | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 1933 Chokai | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bridge of Chokai | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Photo of a line of Japanese warships at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chokai anchored at a bay | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Takao class heavy cruiser Chokai | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chokai-1 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chokai | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Japanese cruiser Chokai at anchor | Commons | ||
| commons | image | NH 73024 Chokai | Commons | ||










