Rikō-class cruiser
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 Mirō in 1941
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Imperial Shipbuilding Co. |
| Operators: |
 Imperial Taoist Navy |
| Preceded by: | Ōarashi class |
| Succeeded by: | Teke class |
| Built: | 1930-1938 |
| In commission: | 1932-1947 |
| Planned: | 8 |
| Completed: | 8 |
| Lost: | 6 |
| Scrapped: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Heavy cruiser |
| Displacement: | 8,509 |
| Length: | 201.6 m (661 ft) |
| Beam: | 20.6 m (68 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.5 m (18 ft) |
| Installed power: | 152,000 shp (113,000 kW) |
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| Speed: | 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph) |
| Range: | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) |
| Complement: | 850 enlisted and officers |
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| Aircraft carried: | 3 x floatplanes |
| Aviation facilities: | 2 catapults |
The Rikō-class cruiser was a class of heavy cruisers build for the Imperial Taoist Navy (ITN) in the years building up to World War II.
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Ships in the class
| Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikō | Imperial Shipbuilding Co. | 9 October 1936 | 24 November 1937 | 2 December 1938 | Sunk at TBD | |
| Mirō | Imperial Shipbuilding Co. | 12 December 1938 | 12 December 1939 | 4 February 1941 | Scrapped in 1947 | |
| Abagi | Imperial Shipbuilding Co. | 12 December 1938 | 12 December 1939 | 4 February 1941 | Sunk at TBD | |
| Entama | Imperial Shipbuilding Co. | 12 December 1938 | 12 December 1939 | 4 February 1941 | Sunk at TBD | |
| Sōkita | Imperial Shipbuilding Co. | 12 December 1938 | 12 December 1939 | 4 February 1941 | Sunk at TBD | |
| Sōdaka | Imperial Shipbuilding Co. | 12 December 1938 | 12 December 1939 | 4 February 1941 | Scrapped in 1948 | |
| Enmaki | Imperial Shipbuilding Co. | 12 December 1938 | 12 December 1939 | 4 February 1941 | Sunk at TBD | |
| Okutoro | Imperial Shipbuilding Co. | 12 December 1938 | 12 December 1939 | 4 February 1941 | Sunk at TBD |