Japanese cruiser Chōkai

	Chōkai in 1933
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Chōkai
Namesake	Mount Chōkai
Builder	Mitsubishi
Laid down	26 March 1928
Launched	5 April 1931
Commissioned	30 June 1932
Stricken	20 December 1944
Fate	Scuttled after gunfire/bomb damage in Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Takao-class cruiser
Displacement	15,781 tons
Length	203.76 m (668.5 ft)
Beam	19 m (62 ft)
Draught	6.3 m (21 ft)
Propulsion	130,000 hp (97,000 kW)
Speed	35.5 knots (65.7 km/h)
Range	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement	773
Armament	10 × 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns,; 4 × Type 89 12.7 cm (5 in) guns,; up to 66 Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns,; 8 × 61 cm tubes for the Type 93 torpedo;
Aircraft carried	2
Aviation facilities	catapult

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.

Chōkai participated in numerous actions during the Pacific War including the Battle of Savo Island off Guadalcanal, in which she along with other Japanese cruisers, sunk the heavy cruisers USS Astoria, USS Vincennes and USS Quincy. She was sunk in the Battle off Samar in October 1944.

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