World War II Heavy Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy

In World War II, Japan had 18 heavy cruisers. How many can you name?

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Class	Fate	Answer
Furutaka	Sunk October 11, 1942 during the Battle of Cape Esperance	Furutaka
Furutaka	Sunk August 10, 1942 by submarine USS S-44	Kako
Aoba	Sunk at Kure Naval Base; July 28, 1945. later scrapped	Aoba
Aoba	Sunk November 14, 1942 during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal	Kinugasa
Myoko	Scuttled; July 8, 1946	Myoko
Myoko	Sunk by American aircraft; November 4, 1944	Nachi
Myoko	Sunk at the Battle of the Malacca Strait; May 16, 1945	Haguro
Myoko	Sunk June 8, 1945 by submarine HMS Trenchant	Ashigara
Takao	Scuttled October 27, 1946	Takao

Class	Fate	Answer
Takao	Sunk October 23, 1944 by submarine USS Darter	Atago
Takao	Sunk October 23, 1944 by submarine USS Dace	Maya
Takao	Sunk as result of actions at Battle off Samar; October 25, 1944	Chokai
Mogami	Sunk during Battle of Surigao Strait; October 25, 1944	Mogami
Mogami	Sunk during Battle of Midway; June 5, 1942	Mikuma
Mogami	Sunk during Battle off Samar; October 25, 1944	Suzuya
Mogami	Sunk by aircraft from USS Ticonderoga; November 25, 1944	Kumano
Tone	Sunk at Kure Naval Base; July 24, 1945. Later raised and scrapped	Tone
Tone	Sunk during Battle off Samar; October 25, 1944	Chikuma