IJN Maya
Sunk
| Type | Heavy cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Takao |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 10 × 7.9″ guns in 5 twin turrets |
Fought at the Komandorski Islands and was wrecked by bombs at Rabaul in 1943; rebuilt as an anti-aircraft cruiser. Sunk by USS Dace in the Palawan Passage on 23 October 1944, the same morning USS Darter sank Atago.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- Original Layout: 10× 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns (5x2)
- 4× 12 cm/45 10th Year Type naval guns (4x1)
- 2× 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft guns (2x1)
- Type 90 torpedoes (4x2 + 8 reloads)
- Final Layout: 8 × 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns (4x2)
- 12 × Type 89 12.7 cm (5 in) dual purpose guns, (6x2)
- 66 × Type 96 25 mm (1.0 in) AA guns (13x3, 27x1)
- 36 × Type 93 13.2 mm (0.5 in) AA machine guns
- Type 93 torpedoes (4x4 + 8 reloads)
- depth charges
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
| Builder | Kawasaki Shipyards, Kobe |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 4 December 1928 |
| Launched | 8 November 1930 |
| Commissioned | 20 June 1932 |
| Displacement | 9,850 t (9,690 long tons) (standard), 15,490 t (15,250 long tons) (full load) |
| Length | Length between perpendiculars: 192.5 m (632 ft) overall: 203.76 m (668.5 ft) |
| Speed | 35.5 kn (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph) |
| Complement | 921–996 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
8 November 1930
Sinking of Yarra
Survived
4 March 1942