Japanese cruiser Atago
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For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Atago.
Atago (愛宕) was the second vessel in the Takao-class heavy cruisers, active in World War II with the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). These were among the largest and most modern cruisers in the Japanese fleet, designed with the intention to form the backbone of a multipurpose long-range strike force. Her sister ships were Takao, Maya and Chōkai.[1]
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Atago on sea trials in 1932 | |
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Atago |
Namesake | Mount Atago |
Ordered | 1927 fiscal year |
Builder | Kure Naval Arsenal |
Laid down | 28 April 1927 |
Launched | 16 June 1930 |
Commissioned | 30 March 1932 |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by USS Darter, 23 October 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Takao-class cruiser |
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Length | 203.76 m (668.5 ft) |
Beam | 19–20.4 m (62–67 ft) |
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Installed power | 133,100 shp (99,300 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 34.2–35.5 kn (63.3–65.7 km/h; 39.4–40.9 mph) |
Range | 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 773 |
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Aircraft carried | 3 × floatplanes (1 × Aichi E13A1 "Jake" and 2 × Mitsubishi F1M2 "Pete"s) |
Aviation facilities | 2 × catapults |
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