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| IJN Myōkō-class Heavy Cruiser 13,300 Tons 10 × 203mm guns (5×2) 6 × 120mm guns (1934) or 8 × 127mm guns (1935) 2 × 13mm machine guns 12 × torpedo tubes 2 x seaplanes   Royal Navy Sept 25, 1945 |
Ship History Built by Yokosuka Navy Yard at Yokosuka. Laid down October 25, 1924 as the lead ship as a Myōkō-class Heavy Cruiser. Launched April 16, 1927 as Myōkō named after Mt. Myōkō in Niigata Prefecture in Japan in a ceremony attended by Emperor Hirohito plus 150,000 spectators. Also spelled Myoko in English sources. Commissioned July 31, 1929 in the Imperial Japaneses Navy (IJN) under the command of Captain Takuo Fujisawa and attached to the Kure Naval District. On November 1, 1929 plaed under the command of Captain Yoshiyuki Niiyama. On November 30, 1929 placed under the command of Captain Toma Uematsu. The next day, placed under the command of Captain Chonan Yamaguchi. On December 1, 1931 placed under the command of Captain Haruma Izawa. On December 1, 1932 placed under the command of Captain Hideo Takahashi. On November 15, 1934 attached to the Attached to the Sasebo Naval District and plced under the command of Captain Hidehiko Ukita. On June 29, 1936 placed under the command of Captain Goga Keijiro. During 1936 enters Sasebo Navy Yard for her first reconstruction completed June 29, 1936. On August 20, 1937 departs Atsuta near Nagoya with the 5th Company of the 68th Infantry Regiment and the 5th Infantry Brigade HQ with cruisers escorted destroyers. The next day, arrives at the Saddle (Ma'an) Islands, northeast of the Zhoushan archipelago in China and the embarked soldiers are transfered to Jintsu and destroyers. Wartime History PARTIAL HISTORY On November 2, 1943 in Simpson Harbor off Rabaul targeted by B-25 Mitchells on a low level strike. PARTIAL HISTORY On December 12, 1944 departs Singapore with convoy HI-82 bound for Japan with Ushio escorting transports OMUROSAN Maru, OTOWASAN Maru, ARITA Maru and Palembang Maru with kaibokans ETOROFU, SHONAN, KUME, CD-9 and CD-19. On December 13, 1944 while enroute to Camranh Bay at 9:40pm, hit by a torpedo fired by USS Bergall (SS-320) at Lat 8° 10N, 105° 31E and is set on fire and goes dead in the water. Afterwards, towed on one engine by Ushio at a speed of six knots back to Singapore. On December 15, 1944 Tatebe Maru takes over towing escorted by subchasers Kaiko and Tatabe Maru plus two minesweepers from 21st Special Base Force. On December 18, 1944 Haruro departs Singapore to assist in towing Myoko plus Kasumi and Hatsushimo from Indochina arrive to aid in towing. On December 20, 1944 Kasumi departs and is replaced by kaibokan Chiburi. On December 25, 1944 arrives under tow in Singapore Harbor. By January 1945, deemed unrepairable by the facilities in Singapore and unable to be towed back to Japan. Instead, will remain with Takao anchored off Seletar Naval Base in Johore Strait as floating anti-aircraft battery. On January 15, 1945 assigned to Captain Sutejiro Onoda. On February 1, 1945 bombed by B-29 Superfortresses during 20th Air Force Mission 33 with several near miss bombs landing astern. Afterwards, enters King George VI drydock. On March 22, 1945 assigned to Captain Hokao Kagayama. On April 11, 1945 returns to drydock for four days. By late July 1945 after British forces capture Rangoon, the main guns aboard Myoko and Takao threaten any Allied forces attempting to cross the Johore Causeway from Johore to Singapore. On July 31, 1945 Myoko was the target of midget submarine HMS XE-1 that planned to enter Strait of Johore and set an explosive charge under the cruiser but is unable to reach her and instead targets Takao. Myōkō was moored at Seletar Naval Base until the end of the Pacific War. The Heavy Cruiser had anti-aircraft ammunition but no shells for her main guns. On September 21, 1945 officially surrendered to the Royal Navy. On September 25, 1945 Royal Navy Captain Manley L. Power tours Myōkō inspecting the stern damage. Sinking History During July 2-8, 1946 Myoko was towed to the Strait of Malacca and scuttled off Port Swettenham (Port Klang) off Malaysia at roughly Lat 03° 5' N, Long 100° 40' E. On August 10, 1946 officially removed from the Navy list. References Combined Fleet - IJN MYOKO: Tabular Record of Movement Contribute
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