file created: 12/07/02 01:05:05 , last update: 05/24/02
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CA Takao
Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Takao 1927/04/28
Jokosuka Kaigun Kosho 		1930/05/12 1932/05/31 1947/05/03
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Namesake: "High Hero" ("vznešený hrdina") - a mountain NW of Kyoto
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     2ndFlt/CruDiv4    
41/12/08       land Kota Bharu  
41/12/12       land Luzon  
42/01/18       Palau   89 
42/01/28 42/02/16   CruDiv4 ASW patrol off Palau   89 
42/02/16 42/02/21   RelSupFor/CruDiv4 1st Port Darwin raid   89 
42/02/21 42/02/25     Staring Bay, Kendari   89 
42/02/25 42/03/07   WeFor/WeAshipFor/CruDiv4 land Java   89 
42/03/02     WeFor/WeAshipFor/CruDiv4 sinking/share(Atago) Pillsbury in Bali Strait (15-38S, 113-13E)   89 
42/04 42/04/18     Jokosuka   89 
42/04/18 42/04/22     at sea in fair from another strikes on Japan   89 
42/04/22 42/05/01     Jokosuka   89 
42/05/01       departed Jokosuka towards Hashiradzima   89 
42/05/02       rescued 472 survivors from Mizuho (sunk by Drum) off Omaezaki   89 
42/05/20 42/07/13   D2/AleFor/StrFor2/SupGrp/CruDiv4 xMidway   89 
42/07/14     2ndFlt/CruDiv4 IJN reorganization   89 
42/08/10 42/09/05 KI AdvSupFor xEasSol   89 
42/09/10 42/09/23   2ndFlt/CruDiv4 Solomons offensive patrol   99 
42/10/26     SupFor xSCruz  
42/11/14 42/11/15   EmBombFor/BombUnit/CruDiv4 xGuada2   99 
42/11/22 42/11/27     sail from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
42/12/19 42/12/24     sail from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/07/21 43/07/26     sail from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
43/08/17 43/08/23     troop transport run Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/08/25 43/08/29     troop transport run form Truk to Rabaul and back   99 
43/10/17 43/10/19   CF/CruDiv4 sail from Truk to Eniwetok as response to US raids on Wake Is.   89 
43/10/19 43/10/23   CF/CruDiv4 Eniwetok   89 
43/10/23 43/10/26   CF/CruDiv4 sail from Eniwetok to Truk   89 
43/11/03 43/11/05 RO 2ndFlt/CruDiv4 sail Truk > Rabaul  
43/11/05   RO 2ndFlt/CruDiv4 damage(TF 38) Rabaul - 2 hits   11  41 
43/11/06 43/11/07 RO 2ndFlt/CruDiv4 sal from Rabaul to Truk   89 
43/11/11 43/11/15     sail from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
44/03/29 44/04/01     sail from Palau to Davao   89 
44/04/04 44/04/09     sail from Davao to Lingga Roads   89 
44/04/09 44/05/11     Lingga Roads   89 
44/05/11 44/06/24 A-Go AdvFor/CruDiv4 xPhilip   81  86  89
44/07/08 44/07/17   GrpA/CruDiv4 troop transport run from Kure to Okinawa (07/10), then sail to Lingga Roads   99 
44/10/18 44/10/26? Sho-Go CenFor/CruDiv4 xLeyte   86 
44/10/23   Sho-Go CenFor/CruDiv4 disable(Darter - 2 torpedoes) - 33 KIA   86  104 
44/11/08 44/11/12     sail from Brunei to Singapore   99 
45/07/31       sunk(XE-3) Singapore  

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