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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 a Myōkō-class Heavy Cruiser. Launched April 16, 1927 Myōkō named after a mountain in Niigata Prefecture in Japan. Also spelled Myoko in English sources. Commissioned July 31, 1929 in the Imperial Japaneses Navy (IJN). Wartime History 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. Myoko survived until the end of the Pacific War. On September 21, 1945 at Seletar Naval Base officially surrendered to the Royal Navy. Aboard, the British discover the cruiser has anti-aircraft gun ammunition but no shells for her main guns. 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 at roughly Lat 03° 5' N, Long 100° 40' E off Port Swettenham (Port Klang) off Malaysia and scuttled submarines U-181 (I-501) and U-862 (I-502). On August 10, 1946 officially removed from the Navy list. References Combined Fleet - IJN MYOKO: Tabular Record of Movement Contribute
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