title: Japanese ship Chōkai
text: # Japanese ship Chōkai
  
  At least three naval vessels of Japan have borne the name Chōkai:
  
  * Japanese gunboat Chōkai, a Maya-class gunboat, which saw service in the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War
  * Japanese cruiser Chōkai, a Takao-class heavy cruiser, which saw service in World War II
  * JS Chōkai a Kongō-class guided missile destroyer commissioned in 1998
  