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main armored belt. The turret armor was strengthened to 10 inches (254 mm), while 4 inches (102 mm) were added to portions of the deck armor. The armor around her ammunition magazines was also strengthened over the course of the refit. Though still less heavily armored than other
Japanese battleships,
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35,000 tons. Provided that further additions did not exceed 3,000 tons, existing capital ships were allowed to be upgraded with improved torpedo bulges and deck armor. By the time the
Washington Treaty had been fully implemented in Japan, only three classes of World War I-era capital ships—the
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s armor was also extensively upgraded. Her main belt was reapplied and strengthened to a uniform thickness of 8 inches (as opposed to varying thicknesses of 6–8 inches before the upgrades), while diagonal bulkheads of a depth ranging from 5 to 8 inches (127 to 203 mm) reinforced the
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along the same lines as her sisters. She received eight new oil-fired Kampon boilers and geared turbines, while her stern was lengthened by 26 feet (7.9 m) to increase speed. Her aft 14-inch turret was refitted and fire control systems installed for all four main turrets. The elevation of her
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ruled that Japan had violated
Chinese sovereignty and international law in her invasion of Manchuria. Refusing to accept the League's judgment, the Empire of Japan withdrew from the League the same day. This also signaled its exit from the Washington and London Naval Treaties, which removed all
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Imperial Japanese Navy was significantly reduced, with a ratio of 5:5:3 required between the capital ships of the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. The treaty also banned Japan from building any new capital ships until 1931, with no capital ship permitted to exceed
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received upgrades that allowed her to perform regular duties for the
Emperor, and she served as the Emperor's observation ship for the Imperial Naval Review three days later. From January to March 1934, her No. 4 turret and ammunition magazine were refitted. In November 1935,
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reconnaissance floatplanes. To this end, catapults and launch-rails were also fitted aft of turret #3. Fourteen of her 6-inch guns were refitted, and an antiaircraft suite of eight 5-inch dual-purpose guns and ten twin mounts of
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firing 210 14-inch and seventy 6-inch shells. When the ships failed to score any hits, dive-bombers from three of
Admiral Nagumo's carriers immobilized the destroyer, which was then finished off by gunfire from the three ships.
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made antiaircraft firing impractical. The eight 5-inch/40 caliber guns added later could fire between 8 and 14 rounds per minute, with a barrel life of 800–1,500 rounds. These guns had the widest variety of shot type of
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and her sister ships were the first vessels in the world equipped with 14-inch (36 cm) guns. The main guns carried ammunition for ninety shots and had an approximate barrel-life of 250–280 shots.
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for bombarding
Henderson Field. The initial salvos from the IJN battleships were thus not capable of dealing severe damage to the enemy's vital armor protected hull, engines and gun turrets.
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was reclassified as a fast battleship. She participated in the
Imperial Fleet Review in October 1940, where she was inspected by Emperor Hirohito, members of the royal family, Navy Minister
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shells 38,770 yards (19.14 nmi; 35.45 km) at a rate of two shells per minute. In keeping with the
Japanese doctrine of deploying more powerful vessels than their opponents,
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under the terms of the
Washington Treaty, the Imperial Japanese Navy decided to convert her into a demilitarized training ship. On 15 October 1929, she went into drydock at
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sank sometime in the evening on 13 November with the loss of 188 of her crew; the first battleship lost by Japan during World War II. She was removed from the
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was significantly faster. The reconstruction was declared complete on 31 January 1940. Capable of speeds of up to 30.5 knots (56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph),
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was drydocked for refits to her aircraft complement and the addition of single and twin 25 mm gun mounts. In August, she escorted the Japanese carrier
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began in December 1913. On 15 December 1913, Captain Shichitaro Takagi was assigned as her chief equipping officer. She was completed on 4 August 1914.
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on 4 November 1911, with most of the parts used in her construction manufactured in Britain. She was launched on 21 November 1912, and
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spotted two fleeing British cruisers, both of which were later sunk by aerial attack. On 8 April, Japanese carrier aircraft attacked the
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s steering compartments, jamming her rudder to starboard and forcing her to steer in circles. Throughout the morning of 13 November,
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in 1914. She patrolled off the Chinese coast on several occasions during World War I, and helped with rescue efforts following the
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autocannons were mounted. Her superstructure was rebuilt as a prototype of the tower-mast that would eventually be used on the
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bombers. She continued circling to starboard at 5 knots (5.8 mph). At 11:30, three torpedoes launched from
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that had subsequently served in the Japanese Navy under the name
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in August 1933, following her conversion to a training ship
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was also struck by nine torpedoes from the US destroyers
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2339:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
2107:. Internet Archive. New York : Warner Books.
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2295:. Garden City, New York: Doubleday.
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2565:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
2383:The World's Great Battleships
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2104:The lost ships of Guadalcanal
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1565:to safety, but water flooded
1334:'s Invasion Force during the
1276:spotted the aircraft carrier
1261:'s remaining warships in the
265:4 6.5 mm (0.26 in)
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4180:Battleships sunk by aircraft
2707:List of battleships of Japan
2465:McLaughlin, Stephen (2003).
1921:McLaughlin (2003), pp. 44–45
447:, she was reclassified as a
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2487:. London: Studio Editions.
2450:McCurtie, Francis (1989) .
2101:Ballard, Robert D. (1993).
1618:announced the discovery of
1382:Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
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2414:. Vol. I: Armourclad
2317:. New York: Random House.
2291:Breyer, Siegfried (1973).
1158:in Tokyo Bay, 11 July 1942
902:departed Sasebo alongside
763:departed Sasebo alongside
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2513:Little, Brown and Company
2454:. London: Bracken Books.
2381:Jackson, Robert (2000).
2091:Hammel (1988), pp. 99–107
2073:Frank (1990), pp. 167–172
1182:on Japanese bases in the
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468:Third Battleship Division
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2367:. (CA): Pacifica Press.
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701:1914–1929: Battlecruiser
197:Steam turbines, 4 shafts
2594:Willmott, H.P. (2002).
2576:Whitley, M. J. (1998).
2399:. London. Amber Books.
2028:McCurtie (1989), p. 185
1587:torpedo-bombers struck
1306:and the heavy cruisers
855:Washington Naval Treaty
712:departing Yokosuka for
550:Design and construction
425:Washington Naval Treaty
253:152 mm (6 in)
141:General characteristics
40:off Yokosuka, July 1933
2335:Retrieved 28 Jan 2024.
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2055:Jackson (2000), p. 120
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2037:Willmott (2002), p. 35
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372:Imperial Japanese Navy
279:After 1937-1940 Refit:
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2598:. Smithsonian Books.
2499:Morison, Samuel Eliot
2483:Moore, John (1990) .
2219:www.combinedfleet.com
2170:www.combinedfleet.com
1984:Jackson (2000), p. 72
1960:Jackson (2000), p. 69
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1733:Jackson (2008), p. 27
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3811:Nova Scotia
3547:D'Iberville
3131:Hokkai Maru
3081:Hōkoku Maru
2985:West Humhaw
2942:La Surprise
2788:East Indian
2541:Schom, Alan
2263:"RV Petrel"
1907:26 February
1881:26 February
1849:11 February
1827:26 February
1701:11 February
1632:Savo Island
1552:USS Sealion
1546:sistership
1442:USS Monssen
1408:Hiroaki Abe
1368:Guadalcanal
1346:during the
1255:Trincomalee
1168:Truk Lagoon
928:Port Arthur
896:floatplanes
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767:to support
741:First Fleet
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524:sister ship
494:during the
441:floatplanes
376:World War I
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4154:Categories
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3843:HMCS
3721:Strasbourg
3637:Lansquenet
3577:Foudroyant
3360:Irish Pine
3324:Le Tonnant
2972:Tramontane
2960:Primauguet
2911:Boulonnais
2893:Amphitrite
2829:Chulmleigh
2755:Shipwrecks
2511:. Boston:
2285:References
2272:7 February
1609:Paul Allen
1473:crippling
1432:At 01:50,
1390:A damaged
1251:Royal Navy
580:Invincible
543:Enterprise
520:destroyers
366:Mount Hiei
296:guns (4x2)
260:12-pounder
226:Complement
194:Propulsion
81:Mount Hiei
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4042:USS
4025:Swordfish
4023:USS
4006:HMS
3985:USS
3963:USS
3934:Leedstown
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3925:USS
3918:HMS
3907:USS
3898:incidents
3863:Uckermark
3836:USS
3803:HMS
3763:Vauquelin
3553:Dunkerque
3505:Bordelais
3468:HMS
3449:Benlomond
3401:USS
3348:USS
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3318:Kirishima
3310:USS
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3086:USS
3063:HMS
3058:Jean Bart
3050:HMS
3037:HMS
3022:Leedstown
3020:USS
3001:HMS
2936:La Psyché
2899:Argonaute
2868:USS
2841:Dekabrist
2778:Gifu Maru
2664:Kirishima
1636:Kirishima
1597:Navy List
1559:Kirishima
1503:disabled
1494:USS
1490:Kirishima
1457:USS
1420:USS
1404:Kirishima
1278:HMS
1210:USS
1200:Kirishima
1166:departed
1085:Kirishima
1075:departed
992:Kagoshima
970:Manchukuo
966:Manchuria
883:—Emperor
832:Kirishima
802:Kirishima
670:casemates
593:HMS
578:HMS
528:Kirishima
398:Laid down
328:Bulkheads
240:As Built:
105:Laid down
4125:159°45′E
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4040:28 Nov:
4032:27 Nov:
4021:26 Nov:
4004:20 Nov:
3997:Piemonte
3994:17 Nov:
3983:16 Nov:
3976:Saguenay
3972:15 Nov:
3961:14 Nov:
3951:11 Nov:
3851:Takanami
3834:30 Nov:
3824:29 Nov:
3805:Ithuriel
3795:28 Nov:
3703:Provence
3691:Panthère
3643:L'Espoir
3625:L'Adroit
3619:Kersaint
3565:Eurydice
3477:27 Nov:
3466:25 Nov:
3459:Hayashio
3456:24 Nov:
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3292:Algerine
3288:15 Nov:
3269:Narkunda
3254:14 Nov:
3214:Kinugasa
3174:Akatsuki
3170:13 Nov:
3114:12 Nov:
3101:Unbeaten
3078:11 Nov:
3035:10 Nov:
2930:Hartland
2923:Frondeur
2917:Fougueux
2905:Brestois
2887:Albatros
2543:(2004).
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2175:18 April
2150:18 April
1613:RV
1528:O’Bannon
1488:allowed
1479:Yukikaze
1253:base at
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753:Marshall
749:Caroline
643:Armament
516:cruisers
358:Japanese
234:Armament
113:Launched
77:Namesake
4044:Alchiba
4008:Bramham
3987:Electra
3965:Electra
3941:9 Nov:
3916:8 Nov:
3905:7 Nov:
3873:Sibylle
3775:Vengeur
3769:Vautour
3679:Mogador
3667:Mameluk
3601:Guépard
3595:Gerfaut
3589:Galatée
3583:Fresnel
3559:Dupleix
3541:Diamant
3529:Colbert
3523:Cassard
3493:Algérie
3481:Achéron
3331:Preston
3305:Ayanami
3299:Avenger
3263:Scillin
3246:Yūdachi
3234:Monssen
3195:Cushing
3181:Atlanta
3151:Tynwald
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2966:Tornade
2877:8 Nov:
2857:Eveleen
2851:Donbass
2848:7 Nov:
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2816:5 Nov:
2803:Hobbema
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2785:3 Nov:
2763:2 Nov:
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1532:Monssen
1524:Cushing
1344:Shōkaku
1237:Colombo
1215:, with
1205:Chikuma
1184:Gilbert
1176:Kavieng
1124:Zuikaku
1118:Shōkaku
696:Service
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589:Turkish
374:during
334:Turrets
186:Draught
95:Builder
87:Ordered
46:History
4122:9°04′S
3944:Wandle
3927:Gunnel
3845:Quinte
3787:Verdun
3757:Vauban
3745:Trombe
3733:Thétis
3715:Siroco
3709:Sirène
3697:Pascal
3685:Naïade
3517:Casque
3511:Caïman
3499:Aurore
3470:Utmost
3312:Benham
3221:Laffey
3208:Juneau
3188:Barton
3148:, HMS
3071:Méduse
3065:Martin
3028:Typhon
3003:Cromer
2996:Ariane
2979:Walney
2954:Oréade
2881:Actéon
2870:Majaba
2671:Haruna
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1624:Petrel
1615:Petrel
1544:Hiei's
1534:, and
1475:Laffey
1459:Laffey
1422:Helena
1360:Haruna
1327:Haguro
1324:, and
1315:Chōkai
1280:Hermes
1274:Haruna
1241:Ceylon
1212:Edsall
1192:Darwin
1172:Rabaul
1121:, and
1038:Yamato
909:Nagato
870:-class
828:Haruna
808:Haruna
566:-class
391:-class
303:(10x2)
170:Length
153:-class
4061:Tunny
4014:I-175
3920:Broke
3896:Other
3885:U-184
3781:Vénus
3751:Valmy
3739:Tigre
3727:Tartu
3487:Aigle
3429:U-517
3403:YP-26
3376:U-331
3366:U-173
3350:Walke
3343:U-259
3281:U-605
3275:U-595
3240:U-411
3163:U-660
3157:U-272
3039:Broke
3015:Diane
3009:Danaé
2948:Milan
2863:Ha-11
2819:U-408
2809:U-132
2793:Ro-65
2689:class
2687:Amagi
2650:Kongō
2636:Kongō
2444:(PDF)
2420:Kongō
1693:Kongo
1642:Notes
1603:Wreck
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1321:Myōkō
1309:Atago
1304:Kongō
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1112:Hiryū
1106:Sōryū
1094:Akagi
1049:'
1040:class
924:Kongō
904:Kongō
874:Kongō
863:class
781:Kongō
765:Kongō
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585:Kongō
564:Kongō
389:Kongō
310:Armor
275:(4x2)
248:(4x2)
214:Range
207:knots
202:Speed
151:Kongō
60:Japan
4090:1943
4082:1942
4074:1941
4054:Akka
3857:Thor
3661:Lynx
3655:Lion
3571:Foch
3337:U-98
3257:Hiei
3143:USS
3125:Erie
3052:Ibis
3045:I-15
2977:HMS
2928:HMS
2657:Hiei
2600:ISBN
2582:ISBN
2567:ISBN
2549:ISBN
2517:ISBN
2489:ISBN
2471:ISBN
2456:ISBN
2424:ISBN
2416:Fusō
2401:ISBN
2387:ISBN
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2345:ISBN
2319:ISBN
2297:OCLC
2274:2019
2226:2024
2177:2024
2152:2024
2145:NHHC
2109:ISBN
1909:2009
1883:2009
1851:2009
1829:2009
1803:2010
1793:Hiei
1703:2009
1628:Hiei
1620:Hiei
1593:Hiei
1589:Hiei
1574:Hiei
1567:Hiei
1563:Hiei
1520:Hiei
1516:Hiei
1512:Hiei
1505:Hiei
1486:Hiei
1471:Hiei
1464:Hiei
1450:Hiei
1446:Hiei
1438:Hiei
1434:Hiei
1400:Hiei
1392:Hiei
1372:Hiei
1358:and
1352:Hiei
1340:Hiei
1300:Hiei
1292:Hiei
1267:Hiei
1246:Tone
1225:Hiei
1217:Hiei
1202:and
1196:Hiei
1186:and
1174:and
1164:Hiei
1156:Hiei
1141:Hiei
1100:Kaga
1073:Hiei
1058:Hiei
1054:Hiei
1046:Hiei
1026:and
1019:Hiei
1011:Hiei
994:and
988:Hiei
983:Hiei
974:Hiei
951:Hiei
943:Hiei
915:Fusō
912:and
900:Hiei
889:Hiei
865:and
861:Fusō
844:Hiei
836:Hiei
830:and
824:Hiei
813:Hiei
805:and
779:and
777:Hiei
761:Hiei
755:and
733:Hiei
725:Hiei
710:Hiei
686:Hiei
679:Hiei
674:Hiei
663:Hiei
648:Hiei
629:Hiei
625:keel
623:The
614:Hiei
600:Hiei
595:Erin
555:Hiei
541:USS
533:Hiei
518:and
512:Hiei
502:and
472:Hiei
439:for
421:Hiei
406:Hiei
378:and
352:Hiei
322:Deck
316:Belt
229:1360
178:Beam
129:Fate
90:1911
71:Hiei
67:Name
38:Hiei
3622:,
2418:to
1481:).
1366:on
926:in
868:Ise
796:Iki
627:of
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