1987:, which destroyed most of Tokyo. After being sent to the reserve fleet in December 1923, she received a refit during 1924. Returning to the main fleet, the battlecruiser operated off China for periods of time in 1925–1926, until she returned to reserve from 1927 to 1931 in preparation for a major reconstruction. Her superstructure was rebuilt, and she received extensive upgrades to armour, propulsion, and waterline bulges. After a period of fleet duty in the early 1930s, she underwent a two-year reconstruction (1934–1936) to rebuild her as a Fast Battleship. This upgrade improved her engine plant, redesigned the superstructure, lengthened the stern, and enabled her to equip floatplanes. After serving as a transport and support-ship during the
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1121:, whose turrets had a maximum elevation capability of +25 degrees. The shells could be loaded at any angle and the guns had a firing cycle of 30–40 seconds. These guns and their turrets underwent multiple modernizations throughout the ships' careers. During the first reconstruction of the class during the 1920s, the elevation of the main guns was increased to a maximum of +33 degrees. The recoil mechanism of the guns was also changed from a hydraulic to pneumatic system, which allowed for a faster firing cycle of the main guns.
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1195:. These guns were fitted on both sides of the fore and aft superstructures in four twin-gun mounts. When firing at surface targets, the guns had a range of 14,700 metres (16,100 yd); they had a maximum ceiling of 9,440 metres (30,970 ft) at their maximum elevation of +90 degrees. Their maximum rate of fire was 14 rounds a minute, but their sustained rate of fire was around eight rounds per minute. During reconstruction, the two foremost 152 mm guns were also removed.
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908:—was to be built in Britain and Vickers was to maximize the transfer of naval technology to Japan. The design of the ships was from Vickers Design 472C (corresponding to the Japanese design designation B-46). The original design, which is commonly known as "Ishizuchi" featured ten 12-inch (304.8 mm) 50-calibre guns, sixteen 6-inch (152 mm) guns, and eight 21-inch (533 mm)
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1465:, the latter two were the first Japanese warships to be built by Japanese private shipyards. Completed by 1915, they were considered the first modern battlecruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. According to naval historian Robert Jackson, they "outclassed all other contemporary ships". The design was so successful that the construction of the fourth battlecruiser of the British
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the bow and stern of the ships. The turret armour was strengthened to 10 inches (254 mm), while 4 inches (102 mm) were added to portions of the deck armour. The armour upgrades increased the displacement by close to 4,000 tons on each ship, violating the terms of the
Washington Treaty. Even after these modifications, the armour capacity of the
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underwent her first modernization from 1926 to 1928. The process upgraded her propulsion capabilities, enabled her to carry and launch floatplanes, increasing her armour capacity by over 4,000 tons, and was shortly thereafter reclassified as a
Battleship. She was overhauled a second time from 1933 to
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class in single, double, and triple mounts. This model was the standard
Japanese light anti-aircraft gun during World War II, but severe design shortcomings rendered it largely ineffective. The twin and triple mounts "lacked sufficient speed in train or elevation; the gun sights were unable to handle
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class was heavily upgraded. The main lower belt was strengthened to be a uniform thickness of 8 inches, while diagonal bulkheads of a depth ranging from 5 to 8 inches (127 to 203 mm) reinforced the main armoured belt. The upper belt remained unchanged, but was closed by 9-inch bulkheads at
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guns. The 76-millimetre (3 in) high-angle guns were in single mounts. Each of these guns had a maximum elevation of +75 degrees, and could fire a 6 kg (13 lb) projectile with a muzzle velocity of 680 m/s (2,200 ft/s) to a maximum height of 7,500 metres (24,600 ft). Both
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As with the first, sources disagree as to the exact dates of the second reconstruction. While
Whitley and Combined Fleet agree on a starting date of 1 June 1935, Breyer uses January 1936; all sources agree that it ended in January 1937, but Breyer uses a more general "January 1937", rather than the
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docked at
Yokosuka for modifications which improved fire control and main-gun elevation, and increased her antiaircraft armament. In September 1929, she began her first major reconstruction. Her horizontal armour, boilers, and machinery space were all improved, and she was equipped to carry Type 90
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gun that was currently under development. After trials of the new gun, which were witnessed by both the
Japanese Navy and Royal Navy, the Japanese made the decision on 29 Nov 1911 to use the new gun despite the keel having already been laid down on 17 January 1911, and the resulting need to quickly
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bombarded
American positions at Henderson Field at Guadalcanal, and provided escort to carriers during the Solomon Islands campaign. In 1943, she deployed as part of a larger force on multiple occasions to counter the threat of American carrier strikes, but did not actively participate in a single
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in Kure from 1929 to 1932. All of her armour and most of her armament were removed under the restrictions of the treaty and carefully preserved. In 1933, she was refitted as an
Imperial Service Ship and—following further reconstruction in 1934—became the Emperor's ship in late 1935. In
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projectile a maximum distance of 22,970 yards (21,000 m) at a rate of between four and six shots per minute. During their reconstruction in the 1930s, the maximum elevation of the guns was increased to +30 degrees, which increased their maximum range by approximately 900 metres (980 yd).
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joined her sister ships in escorting naval sorties against Ceylon. She once again served escort duty during the disastrous Battle of Midway, before transferring to Truk Lagoon in preparation for operations against
American landings on Guadalcanal. After participating in the Battles of the Eastern
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class was very heavily armoured, with variations of Krupp
Cemented Armour up to 14 inches (360 mm) thick. The turrets were lightly armoured compared to later designs, with a maximum plate thickness of 9 inches (229 mm). The deck armour ranged from 1.5 to 2.75 inches (38 to 70 mm).
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class changed dramatically from 1933 to 1944. During the second reconstruction, the ships were fitted with four to eight twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine-guns, later replaced by 25-millimeter (0.98 in) gun mounts. Both weapons were license-built French
1973:. After her completion on 19 April 1915, she served off Japan, China and Korea's coasts during the First World War. After the war, she alternated between being based in Japan and patrolling off Japanese ports. On 14 September 1922, she collided with the destroyer
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guns mounted in single casemates along the sides of the hull at the level of the upper deck. Eight guns were mounted per side, and each had an arc of fire of 130 degrees and a maximum elevation of +15 degrees. Each gun could fire a 45.36-kilogram (100 lb)
1634:. The modifications were completed on 8 January 1937. In either August or November 1941, she was assigned to the Third Battleship Division with her three sister ships, and sailed on 29 November as part of the main body—four fast battleships, three
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of 775 meters per second (2,540 ft/s). They had a maximum range of 25,000 meters (27,000 yd) at +20 degrees of elevation and 35,450 meters (38,770 yd) at +33 degrees after modernisation. Also available was a 625-kilogram (1,378 lb)
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provided heavy support for the invasion of Malaya and Singapore. She participated in the major Japanese offensives in the southern and southwestern Pacific in early 1942, before sailing as part of the carrier-strike force during the Battle of Midway.
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turbines, each of which drove two propeller shafts. The high-pressure turbines drove the wing shafts while the low-pressure turbines drove the inner shafts. The turbines were arranged in two compartments, separated by a centerline longitudinal
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was laid down at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 4 November 1911, launched 21 November 1912, and commissioned at Sasebo 4 August 1914, attached to the Third Battleship Division of the First Fleet. After conducting patrols off China and in the
1033:(15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). The battlecruisers were designed to reach a speed of 27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph) and all of them exceeded that speed on their
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much greater power, with the ships of the class capable of speeds exceeding 30.5 knots (56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph). This made them the only Japanese battleships at the time fully suited to operations alongside fast
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was an escort during the Battle of the Philippine Sea and fought American surface vessels off Samar during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. She was the only one of the four battleships in her class to survive 1944.
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style of design, improvements to the boilers and turbines, and reconfiguration of the aircraft catapults aft of Turret 3. Her new top speed of 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) qualified her as a
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attained 27.54 knots (51.00 km/h; 31.69 mph) and 27.72 knots (51.34 km/h; 31.90 mph) with 78,275 shp (58,370 kW) and 76,127 shp (56,768 kW), respectively.
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make a large number of alterations to the design, so as to not prolong the construction. Due to the size of the guns, only 8 were installed, and a plane installed in place of an extra turret.
1056:) Kampon boilers, and their fuel stowage was rearranged to accommodate 2,661 long tons (2,704 t) of coal and 3,292 long tons (3,345 t) of oil. This increased their range to 8,930
1228:-class battlecruisers were designed with the intention of maximizing speed and maneuverability, and as such were not as heavily armoured as later Japanese capital ships. Nevertheless, the
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sprayed onto the coal for extra power. The ships had a stowage capacity of 4,200 long tons (4,267 t) of coal and 1,000 long tons (1,016 t) of oil, giving them a range of 8,000
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To ensure transfer of the latest design knowledge to Japan more than 100 technical specialists were sent on 18 months secondments from Japan to Vickers during the construction phase of
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class possessed an upper belt that was 6 inches (152 mm) thick, and a lower belt with a thickness of 8 inches (203 mm). Vickers Cemented was used in the construction of the
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airbase on Guadalcanal. The two remaining Kongō-class battleships spent most of 1943 shuttling between Japanese naval bases before participating in the major naval campaigns of 1944.
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suffered a breech explosion during gunnery drills on 12 September 1920; seven crewmen were killed and the No. 1 turret badly damaged. After a long period of time in reserve,
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battleship in 1938. The armoured belt near the bow and stern of the vessels was strengthened with an additional 3 inches (76 mm) of cemented armour. The conning tower of the
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1248:. Subsequent developments of Japanese armour technology relied upon a hybrid design of the two variations until drastic changes were made during the design of the
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bombarded Henderson Field with 430 14-inch and 33 6-inch shells on 13 October 1942. Following armament and armour upgrades in late 1943 and early 1944,
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class's secondary armament changed significantly over time. During the modernizations of the 1930s, all of the 76 mm guns were replaced with eight
725:-class battleships were the most active capital ships of the Japanese Navy during World War II, participating in most major engagements of the war.
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primarily served as a large-scale troop transport for Japanese troops to the Chinese mainland. On the eve of the commencement of World War II,
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underwent a massive reconstruction along lines similar to those of her sister ships. When the reconstruction was completed on 31 January 1940,
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was laid in Mitsubishi's Nagasaki yard on 17 March 1912. She was launched about a year and a half later (1 December 1913) and transferred to
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class possessed significant quantities of armour, and were heavily upgraded during their modernizations. In their initial configuration, the
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844:-class battlecruisers came about as a result of the IJN's modernization programs, as well as the perceived need to compete with the British
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1912:, and the battleship was taken under tow by the same ship, but one of her rudders froze in the full starboard position. Over the next day,
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fast targets; the gun exhibited excessive vibration; the magazine was too small, and, finally, the gun produced excessive muzzle blast".
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1935, which additionally strengthened her armour and reclassified her as a fast battleship. During the Second Sino-Japanese War,
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on 16 March 1912, launched 14 December 1913, and formally commissioned 19 April 1915. After a short patrolling duty off Sasebo,
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on 28 July 1945, after taking nine bomb hits at her moorings. She was subsequently raised and broken up for scrap in 1946.
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was abandoned in the early morning of 15 November 1942. She capsized and sank at 03:25 with the loss of 212 of her crew.
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subsequently engaged American battleships on the night of 14/15 November. She managed to inflict superficial damage on
941:. If superintendents, supervisors and trial witnesses are also included then about 200 Japanese spent time in Britain.
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was demilitarized in 1929 to avoid being scrapped under the terms of the Washington Treaty; she was converted to a
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in a night attack on 13 November 1942. Following the loss of the latter on the evening of 13 November,
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1962:
1904:
scored a pair of 8-inch (203 mm) hits that penetrated
1825:
1937, following Japan's withdrawal from the London Treaty,
1662:
provided cover for Japanese carriers during attacks on the
1622:
s second reconstruction began. Japan's withdrawal from the
1444:
699:(56 km/h; 35 mph), all four were reclassified as
80:
3292:
Class Battle Cruisers. Zagreb, Croatia: Despot Infinitus.
819:
in late July 1945, but later raised and scrapped in 1946.
3339:
Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
1530:
in November 1913 to undergo armaments sighting checks in
1428:
during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 15 November 1942
6233:: Officially classed as light cruisers until 1939 refits
2031:, but she was in turn caught off guard while attacking
1995:
escorted the aircraft carrier strikeforce bound for the
1013:, with working pressures ranging from 17.1 to 19.2
876:) and four armoured cruisers, to be designed by British
3244:
Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945
1999:
in December 1941. Following the start of World War II,
3246:. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute.
1928:
on the evening of 13 November by Japanese destroyers.
1626:
led to reconstruction of her forward tower to fit the
1152:
class was fitted with a secondary armament of sixteen
965:
27,384 metric tons (26,952 long tons) at normal load.
1837:
sailed in November 1941 as an escort of Vice-Admiral
862:. Armed with eight 12-inch (30.5 cm) main guns,
3503:
Swanston, Alexander & Swanston, Malcolm (2007).
3241:
3036:
3032:
3030:
3028:
3026:
2839:
Mysteries/Untold Sagas of the Imperial Japanese Navy
3398:
Battleships: An Illustrated History of their Impact
3009:(Reprint ed.). Osprey Publishing. p. 20.
1678:were part of the Second Fleet Main Body during the
1566:and her contemporaries (including the ships in the
1554:, attached to the Third Battleship Division of the
957:of 28.04 meters (92 ft 0 in). They had a
3336:
1145:was developed in the 1930s for anti-aircraft use.
3197:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
3023:
2966:
2964:
2962:
2960:
2885:Hackett, Robert; Kingsepp, Sander (6 June 2006).
2832:
2480:
2478:
2476:
2474:
2472:
2470:
2468:
2466:
2313:Hackett, Robert; Kingsepp, Sander (6 June 2006).
1738:also allegedly scored hits to the escort carrier
1476:—was halted so that design features of the
1207:designs. The 25 mm guns were mounted on the
6382:
3335:Parshall, Jonathan & Tully, Anthony (2007).
2880:
2878:
2876:
2308:
2306:
2304:
2302:
2300:
2298:
2296:
2294:
6365:
6344:
6323:
6302:
6281:
6260:
3279:
3037:Hackett, Robert; Kingsepp, Sander (2001–2009).
2884:
2874:
2872:
2870:
2868:
2866:
2864:
2862:
2860:
2858:
2856:
2381:
2379:
2377:
2375:
2373:
2363:
2361:
2359:
2312:
2292:
2290:
2288:
2286:
2284:
2282:
2280:
2278:
2276:
2274:
2174:exact date given by Whitley and Combined Fleet.
602:
6359:
6338:
6317:
6296:
6275:
6254:
3579:
3558:Imperial Japanese Navy Kongo Class Battleships
3522:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
3381:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
3376:
3199:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
3180:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
3148:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2957:
2628:
2626:
2624:
2614:
2612:
2610:
2608:
2463:
2340:
2338:
2336:
711:highly influenced their decision to build the
596:
4292:
3679:
3195:Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
2950:
2948:
2946:
2944:
2819:
2817:
2757:
2755:
2753:
2751:
2749:
2747:
2719:
2717:
2707:
2705:
2666:
2664:
2662:
2660:
2658:
2656:
1005:(48,000 kW), using steam provided by 36
3483:Imperial Japanese Navy Battleships 1941–1945
3194:
3171:
2853:
2686:
2684:
2682:
2680:
2678:
2676:
2553:
2551:
2541:
2539:
2370:
2356:
2271:
2238:
2236:
2234:
2232:
2230:
2228:
2226:
2224:
2069:in 1934, following her second reconstruction
1526:16 August 1913. She arrived in Yokosuka via
1387:, scuttled following air attacks during the
893:Under the terms of the contract signed with
789:engaged American surface vessels during the
4803:
4308:Japanese naval ship classes of World War II
3428:
3280:Lengerer, Hans & Ahlberg, Lars (2019).
3163:Chihaya, Masataka & Abe, Yasuo (1971).
3039:"IJN KIRISHIMA: Tabular Record of Movement"
3007:Imperial Japanese Navy Battleship 1941–1945
2621:
2605:
2333:
2192:Sources disagree on the exact dates. While
5983:
4319:
4299:
4285:
3694:Japanese naval ship classes of World War I
3686:
3672:
3162:
3129:Battleships and Battle Cruisers, 1905–1970
2941:
2814:
2744:
2714:
2702:
2653:
1861:, and was subsequently drydocked in July.
1550:to patrol the communications lines of the
961:of 8.22 meters (27 ft 0 in) and
749:. All four participated in the battles of
447:30.5 knots (56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph)
2923:
2673:
2578:
2548:
2536:
2221:
1884:ensued. In an extremely confusing melee,
1868:departed as the flagship of Rear Admiral
3260:
3143:
2596:
2560:
2124:remained at Kure throughout 1945, where
2061:
1937:
1786:
1489:
1092:
826:
3517:
3447:
3395:
3357:
2315:"IJN KONGO: Tabular Record of Movement"
2262:
2194:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships
2105:'s Southern Force. On 8 December 1941,
1124:By World War II, the guns used Type 91
851:In April 1907, the Royal Navy launched
6383:
3480:
3450:The Battleship Fusō: Anatomy of a Ship
3431:Directory of the World's Capital Ships
3126:
3004:
2887:"IJN HIEI: Tabular Record of Movement"
1979:, causing minor damage to both ships.
1896:and help to cripple the heavy cruiser
6239:: Incomplete until the end of the war
5982:
4318:
4280:
3667:
3578:
3555:
3308:Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II
3106:
2520:
2518:
2516:
2486:"Combined Fleet – tabular history of
2456:
2454:
1766:on 21 November 1944 by the submarine
1097:A 14-inch gun being installed aboard
408:219.61 m (720 ft 6 in)
204:214.58 m (704 ft 0 in)
16:Japanese class of four battlecruisers
3542:The Second World War in the Far East
3505:The Historical Atlas of World War II
3322:Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I
3131:. Garden City, New York: Doubleday.
2460:Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 35
2408:
2406:
2404:
2402:
2400:
1642:—for the Japanese invasion of
1343:Torpedoed and sunk by the submarine
897:in November 1910, one member of the
355:: 229–254 mm (9.0–10.0 in)
3507:. London: Cartographica Press Ltd.
2003:served as an escort during carrier
1730:, and helped to sink the destroyer
1538:as part of her contribution to the
416:33.1 m (108 ft 7 in)
212:28.04 m (92 ft 0 in)
13:
2513:
2504:
2451:
2196:says March 1927 to 31 March 1930,
1833:was reclassified as a battleship.
1652:destruction of the British Force Z
1497:following her first reconstruction
550:: 120–80 mm (4.7–3.1 in)
426:136,000 shp (101,000 kW)
396:32,156 tonnes (31,648 long tons) (
220:8.22 m (27 ft 0 in)
14:
6417:
6406:World War II battleships of Japan
3452:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
3213:Jackson, Robert (editor) (2008).
2397:
527:Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in)
2920:Breyer (1973), pp. 333–334
2344:Gardiner and Gray (1980), p. 234
196:27,384 tonnes (26,952 long tons)
93:
24:
3648:List of battlecruisers of Japan
3093:
3084:
3075:
3066:
3057:
2998:
2973:
2932:
2914:
2905:
2833:Tully, Anthony P. (July 2001).
2826:
2789:
2764:
2735:
2726:
2693:
2644:
2635:
2587:
2569:
2527:
2442:
2433:
2424:
2415:
2186:
2177:
2167:
2147:
2101:sailed as part of Vice-Admiral
777:jointly bombarded the American
675:During the late 1920s, all but
672:, were all completed in Japan.
361:: 254–76 mm (10–3 in)
325:8 × 533 mm (21.0 in)
273:(50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph)
3433:. New York: Hippocrene Books.
3165:IJN Kongo Battleship 1912–1944
2835:"The Loss of Battleship KONGO"
2388:
2347:
1380:Crippled by the heavy cruiser
944:
797:was torpedoed and sunk by the
642:constructed outside Japan, by
632:, the lead ship of the class,
343:: 203–76 mm (8–3 in)
307:(Vickers 14 inch/45 naval gun)
1:
3429:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984).
3343:. Washington: Potomac Books.
3229:The World's Great Battleships
3146:Naval Weapons of World War II
3005:Stille, Mark (22 July 2008).
1951:Japanese battleship Kirishima
1654:, the Main Body departed for
1198:The light AA armament of the
1126:armor-piercing, capped shells
977:-class ships had two sets of
968:
3653:List of battleships of Japan
3116:. London. Rebo Productions.
2249:Combined Fleet - Kongo class
2214:
2140:
1931:
1708:Battle of the Philippine Sea
1165:The ships also mounted four
1105:The primary armament of the
733:acted as escorts during the
556:: 343 mm (13.5 in)
367:: 229 mm (9.0 in)?
7:
6366:
6345:
6324:
6303:
6282:
6261:
3765:Pre-dreadnought battleships
3362:. New York: Galahad Books.
3324:. London: Studio Editions.
3306:McCurtie, Francis (1989) .
3114:World War II in Photographs
2007:and the Dutch East Indies.
1985:1923 Great Kantō earthquake
1882:Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
1794:in 1933, as a training ship
1706:'s Mobile Fleet during the
1461:Due to a lack of available
1389:Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
1088:
767:Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
603:
10:
6422:
6401:Kongō-class battlecruisers
3284:. Vol. I: Armourclad
3127:Breyer, Siegfried (1973).
2058:Japanese battleship Haruna
2055:
1948:
1924:was scuttled northwest of
1888:would sink the destroyers
1797:
1726:sank the destroyer escort
1722:. During the engagement,
1702:sailed as part of Admiral
1500:
1190:127 mm (5 in)/40
1109:class consisted of eight
765:were both lost during the
518:127 mm (5 in)/40
6360:
6339:
6318:
6297:
6276:
6255:
6215:
6180:
6160:
6138:
6106:
6081:
6056:
6031:
6015:
5995:
5991:
5978:
5947:
5862:
5823:
5814:
5752:
5711:
5676:
5585:
5518:
5511:
5392:
5363:
5326:
5289:
5244:
5177:
5170:
5161:
5132:
5118:
5084:
5058:
5047:
5020:
4984:
4955:
4929:
4889:
4864:
4771:
4762:
4735:
4659:
4625:
4563:
4503:
4462:
4407:
4331:
4327:
4314:
4245:
4215:
4195:
4072:
4045:
3955:
3928:
3866:
3846:
3763:
3719:
3699:
3643:
3626:
3590:
3468:Return to the Philippines
3466:Steinberg, Rafael (1980)
3396:Sandler, Stanley (2004).
3310:. London: Bracken Books.
3227:Jackson, Robert (2000).
2049:
2012:Solomons and Santa Cruz,
1762:, were sunk northwest of
1503:Japanese battleship Kongō
1432:
1417:
1395:
1354:
1317:
1312:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1296:
1293:
1244:, designed by the German
1219:
822:
621:(IJN) immediately before
597:
374:General characteristics (
373:
174:General characteristics (
173:
38:
23:
6248:Japanese transcription:
6227:: Converted to ship type
3470:. Time-Life Books Inc.
3448:Skulski, Janusz (1998).
3418:. Norton & Company.
3358:Preston, Antony (1972).
2245:"Kongo-class Battleship"
2135:
1989:Second Sino-Japanese War
1945:off Amoy, China, in 1938
1800:Japanese battleship Hiei
1483:
1283:
914:14-inch (356 mm)/45
836:as she appeared in 1944.
807:in November 1944, while
769:in November 1942, while
638:, was the last Japanese
349:: 25 mm (1 in)
4409:Light aircraft carriers
4267:Completed after the war
3518:Whitley, M. J. (1998).
3377:Rohwer, Jurgen (2005).
3217:. London. Amber Books.
3144:Campbell, John (1985).
1841:'s carrier force which
1780:
1604:Japanese Combined Fleet
1560:Washington Naval Treaty
1540:Anglo-Japanese Alliance
1421:Sunk by the battleship
1404:Mitsubishi Shipyard Co.
604:Kongō-gata jun'yōsenkan
429:11 × water-tube boilers
68:Mitsubishi Shipyard Co.
6221:: Single ship in class
6017:Landing craft carriers
5985:Imperial Japanese Army
4321:Imperial Japanese Navy
3172:Evans, David C. &
3099:Jackson (2000), p. 129
3090:Jackson (2000), p. 127
3072:Willmott (2002), p. 56
2970:Jackson (2000), p. 121
2954:Whitley (1998), p. 185
2797:"Imperial Battleships"
2761:Whitley (1998), p. 184
2723:Whitley (1998), p. 183
2593:Campbell, pp. 200, 202
2070:
2005:attacks on Port Darwin
1997:attack on Pearl Harbor
1946:
1795:
1498:
1480:class could be added.
1363:Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
1113:guns, mounted in four
1102:
837:
793:in late October 1944.
735:attack on Pearl Harbor
687:was reconfigured as a
625:. Designed by British
619:Imperial Japanese Navy
513:8 × single 152 mm guns
101:Imperial Japanese Navy
59:Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
6396:Battlecruiser classes
3584:-class battlecruisers
3556:Wiper, Steve (2001).
3544:. Smithsonian Books.
3536:Willmott, H.P. &
3481:Stille, Mark (2008).
3320:Moore, John (1990) .
3112:Boyle, David (1998).
2929:Breyer (1973), p. 334
2801:www.combinedfleet.com
2690:Breyer (1973), p. 333
2650:Jackson (2000), p. 69
2430:Whitley, pp. 178, 180
2385:Jackson (2008), p. 27
2367:Jackson (2000), p. 48
2065:
1941:
1843:attacked Pearl Harbor
1790:
1558:. Following the 1922
1493:
1441:Kawasaki Dockyard Co.
1242:Krupp Cemented Armour
1096:
1017:(1,733 to 1,945
830:
747:invasion of Singapore
77:Kawasaki Dockyard Co.
4252:Single ship of class
4047:Unprotected cruisers
3414:Schom, Alan (2004).
2575:Campbell, pp. 192–93
2035:and was crippled by
1967:Sasebo Naval Arsenal
1812:during World War I,
1712:Battle of Leyte Gulf
1670:in March and April.
1135:high-explosive shell
1070:fire-control systems
815:by an air attack in
791:Battle of Leyte Gulf
703:. The threat of the
510:4 × twin 356 mm guns
498:surface search radar
3045:. CombinedFleet.com
2981:"Laffey I (DD-459)"
2893:. CombinedFleet.com
2670:Whitley (1998), 182
2321:. CombinedFleet.com
1624:London Naval Treaty
1514:17 January 1911 at
1391:, 13 November 1942
1350:, 21 November 1944
1290:
860:Newcastle upon Tyne
681:London Naval Treaty
574:Aviation facilities
490:early warning radar
6391:Battleship classes
5654:(Sentaka-Shō Type)
5453:(Sentaka-Dai Type)
4737:Protected cruisers
3957:Protected cruisers
3265:. London: Conway.
3215:101 Great Warships
3107:General references
2071:
1947:
1796:
1742:and the destroyer
1546:was deployed near
1532:Kure Naval Arsenal
1499:
1289:Construction data
1288:
1170:anti-aircraft (AA)
1103:
1021:; 251 to 282
1011:water-tube boilers
840:The design of the
838:
718:fast battleships.
470:processing systems
439:4 × steam turbines
6378:
6377:
6211:
6210:
6207:
6206:
6156:
6155:
5974:
5973:
5970:
5969:
5943:
5942:
5713:Submarine tenders
5707:
5706:
5646:(Sen'yu-Shō Type)
5630:
5629:
5429:
5428:
5146:
5145:
5016:
5015:
4980:
4979:
4835:
4834:
4333:Aircraft carriers
4274:
4273:
3701:Seaplane carriers
3661:
3660:
3496:978-1-84603-280-6
3487:Osprey Publishing
3350:978-1-57488-924-6
3299:978-953-8218-26-2
3272:978-1-84486-156-9
3231:. Brown Books.
3223:978-1-905704-72-9
2772:"Hoel I (DD-533)"
2421:Lengerer, pp. 156
2115:battle. In 1944,
2076:was laid down at
1876:'s Task Group in
1748:battleship Yamato
1728:Samuel B. Roberts
1664:Dutch East Indies
1522:18 May 1912, and
1516:Barrow-in-Furness
1459:
1458:
1452:14 December 1913
1374:21 November 1912
1330:Barrow-in-Furness
1193:dual-purpose guns
1083:aircraft carriers
648:Barrow-in-Furness
584:
583:
521:dual-purpose guns
120:Succeeded by
54:Barrow-in-Furness
6413:
6373:
6372:
6369:
6363:
6362:
6352:
6351:
6348:
6342:
6341:
6331:
6330:
6327:
6321:
6320:
6310:
6309:
6306:
6300:
6299:
6289:
6288:
6285:
6279:
6278:
6268:
6267:
6264:
6258:
6257:
6246:
6240:
6234:
6228:
6222:
6029:
6028:
5993:
5992:
5980:
5979:
5821:
5820:
5754:Seaplane tenders
5516:
5515:
5175:
5174:
5168:
5167:
5056:
5055:
4862:
4861:
4801:
4800:
4769:
4768:
4627:Armored cruisers
4329:
4328:
4316:
4315:
4301:
4294:
4287:
4278:
4277:
4258:Loaned from the
3868:Armored cruisers
3688:
3681:
3674:
3665:
3664:
3576:
3575:
3571:
3533:
3500:
3463:
3444:
3411:
3392:
3373:
3354:
3342:
3303:
3276:
3257:
3210:
3191:
3174:Peattie, Mark R.
3168:
3159:
3140:
3100:
3097:
3091:
3088:
3082:
3079:
3073:
3070:
3064:
3061:
3055:
3054:
3052:
3050:
3034:
3021:
3020:
3002:
2996:
2995:
2993:
2991:
2977:
2971:
2968:
2955:
2952:
2939:
2938:Swanston, p. 222
2936:
2930:
2927:
2921:
2918:
2912:
2909:
2903:
2902:
2900:
2898:
2882:
2851:
2850:
2848:
2846:
2841:. Combined Fleet
2830:
2824:
2821:
2812:
2811:
2809:
2807:
2793:
2787:
2786:
2784:
2782:
2768:
2762:
2759:
2742:
2741:Willmott, p. 141
2739:
2733:
2732:Swanston, p. 220
2730:
2724:
2721:
2712:
2709:
2700:
2697:
2691:
2688:
2671:
2668:
2651:
2648:
2642:
2639:
2633:
2632:McCurtie, p. 185
2630:
2619:
2616:
2603:
2600:
2594:
2591:
2585:
2582:
2576:
2573:
2567:
2564:
2558:
2555:
2546:
2543:
2534:
2533:Campbell, p. 184
2531:
2525:
2524:Campbell, p. 183
2522:
2511:
2510:Lengerer, p. 157
2508:
2502:
2501:
2499:
2497:
2482:
2461:
2458:
2449:
2446:
2440:
2439:Lengerer, p. 152
2437:
2431:
2428:
2422:
2419:
2413:
2412:Lengerer, p. 145
2410:
2395:
2394:Lengerer, p. 144
2392:
2386:
2383:
2368:
2365:
2354:
2353:Lengerer, p. 142
2351:
2345:
2342:
2331:
2330:
2328:
2326:
2310:
2269:
2266:
2260:
2259:
2257:
2255:
2240:
2208:
2202:
2190:
2184:
2181:
2175:
2171:
2165:
2159:
2151:
1960:
1878:Ironbottom Sound
1874:Daniel Callaghan
1720:Battle off Samar
1684:Aleutian Islands
1680:Battle of Midway
1666:in February and
1656:French Indochina
1650:. Following the
1621:
1615:On 1 June 1935,
1415:1 December 1913
1371:4 November 1911
1334:17 January 1911
1291:
1287:
1246:Krupp Arms Works
1003:shaft horsepower
991:
901:class—the
811:was sunk at her
701:fast battleships
608:
606:
600:
599:
563:Aircraft carried
234:(48,000 kW)
99:
97:
96:
28:
21:
20:
6421:
6420:
6416:
6415:
6414:
6412:
6411:
6410:
6381:
6380:
6379:
6374:
6370:
6357:
6349:
6336:
6328:
6315:
6307:
6294:
6286:
6273:
6265:
6252:
6247:
6241:
6235:
6229:
6223:
6217:
6203:
6190:(landing craft)
6176:
6152:
6134:
6102:
6077:
6052:
6027:
6011:
5997:Escort carriers
5987:
5966:
5957:(landing craft)
5939:
5858:
5810:
5748:
5703:
5672:
5626:
5581:
5507:
5437:(Kiraisen Type)
5425:
5388:
5359:
5322:
5285:
5240:
5157:
5142:
5128:
5114:
5080:
5051:
5043:
5012:
4976:
4951:
4925:
4885:
4860:
4831:
4799:
4758:
4731:
4655:
4621:
4559:
4499:
4464:Escort carriers
4458:
4403:
4323:
4310:
4305:
4275:
4270:
4241:
4211:
4191:
4068:
4041:
3951:
3924:
3862:
3842:
3759:
3715:
3695:
3692:
3662:
3657:
3639:
3622:
3586:
3568:
3530:
3497:
3460:
3441:
3408:
3389:
3370:
3351:
3300:
3273:
3254:
3207:
3188:
3156:
3109:
3104:
3103:
3098:
3094:
3089:
3085:
3080:
3076:
3071:
3067:
3062:
3058:
3048:
3046:
3035:
3024:
3017:
3003:
2999:
2989:
2987:
2979:
2978:
2974:
2969:
2958:
2953:
2942:
2937:
2933:
2928:
2924:
2919:
2915:
2910:
2906:
2896:
2894:
2883:
2854:
2844:
2842:
2831:
2827:
2823:Wheeler, p. 183
2822:
2815:
2805:
2803:
2795:
2794:
2790:
2780:
2778:
2770:
2769:
2765:
2760:
2745:
2740:
2736:
2731:
2727:
2722:
2715:
2711:Willmott, p. 56
2710:
2703:
2699:Willmott, p. 35
2698:
2694:
2689:
2674:
2669:
2654:
2649:
2645:
2640:
2636:
2631:
2622:
2617:
2606:
2601:
2597:
2592:
2588:
2583:
2579:
2574:
2570:
2565:
2561:
2556:
2549:
2544:
2537:
2532:
2528:
2523:
2514:
2509:
2505:
2495:
2493:
2484:
2483:
2464:
2459:
2452:
2447:
2443:
2438:
2434:
2429:
2425:
2420:
2416:
2411:
2398:
2393:
2389:
2384:
2371:
2366:
2357:
2352:
2348:
2343:
2334:
2324:
2322:
2311:
2272:
2267:
2263:
2253:
2251:
2241:
2222:
2217:
2212:
2211:
2200:
2191:
2187:
2182:
2178:
2172:
2168:
2157:
2152:
2148:
2143:
2138:
2128:by aircraft of
2060:
2054:
1958:
1953:
1936:
1802:
1785:
1756:and an escort,
1632:fast battleship
1619:
1505:
1488:
1340:16 August 1913
1286:
1222:
1177:, four on each
1130:muzzle velocity
1091:
989:
971:
947:
881:George Thurston
878:naval architect
825:
817:Kure Naval Base
779:Henderson Field
691:to avoid being
630:George Thurston
627:naval architect
594:
469:
421:Installed power
387:Fast battleship
225:Installed power
94:
92:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
6419:
6409:
6408:
6403:
6398:
6393:
6376:
6375:
6271:(re)model/mark
6216:
6213:
6212:
6209:
6208:
6205:
6204:
6202:
6201:
6191:
6184:
6182:
6178:
6177:
6175:
6174:
6166:
6164:
6158:
6157:
6154:
6153:
6151:
6150:
6142:
6140:
6136:
6135:
6133:
6132:
6125:
6118:
6110:
6108:
6104:
6103:
6101:
6100:
6093:
6085:
6083:
6079:
6078:
6076:
6075:
6068:
6060:
6058:
6054:
6053:
6051:
6050:
6043:
6035:
6033:
6021:
6019:
6013:
6012:
6010:
6009:
6001:
5999:
5989:
5988:
5976:
5975:
5972:
5971:
5968:
5967:
5965:
5964:
5963:(suicide boat)
5958:
5951:
5949:
5945:
5944:
5941:
5940:
5938:
5937:
5930:
5923:
5916:
5909:
5902:
5895:
5888:
5881:
5874:
5866:
5864:
5860:
5859:
5857:
5856:
5849:
5842:
5835:
5827:
5825:
5818:
5812:
5811:
5809:
5808:
5801:
5794:
5787:
5780:
5773:
5766:
5758:
5756:
5750:
5749:
5747:
5746:
5739:
5732:
5725:
5717:
5715:
5709:
5708:
5705:
5704:
5702:
5692:
5687:
5682:
5680:
5674:
5673:
5671:
5670:
5663:
5656:
5648:
5640:
5638:(Sen-Shō Type)
5631:
5628:
5627:
5625:
5624:
5616:
5608:
5600:
5591:
5589:
5583:
5582:
5580:
5572:
5564:
5556:
5548:
5540:
5532:
5524:
5522:
5513:
5509:
5508:
5506:
5505:
5498:
5491:
5484:
5477:
5470:
5463:
5461:(Sentoku Type)
5455:
5447:
5439:
5430:
5427:
5426:
5424:
5423:
5415:
5407:
5398:
5396:
5390:
5389:
5387:
5386:
5378:
5369:
5367:
5361:
5360:
5358:
5357:
5349:
5341:
5332:
5330:
5324:
5323:
5321:
5320:
5312:
5304:
5295:
5293:
5287:
5286:
5284:
5283:
5275:
5267:
5259:
5250:
5248:
5242:
5241:
5239:
5231:
5223:
5215:
5207:
5199:
5191:
5183:
5181:
5172:
5165:
5159:
5158:
5156:
5155:
5147:
5144:
5143:
5136:
5134:
5130:
5129:
5122:
5120:
5116:
5115:
5113:
5112:
5104:
5096:
5088:
5086:
5082:
5081:
5079:
5078:
5070:
5062:
5060:
5053:
5045:
5044:
5042:
5041:
5034:
5026:
5024:
5018:
5017:
5014:
5013:
5011:
5010:
5003:
4996:
4988:
4986:
4982:
4981:
4978:
4977:
4975:
4974:
4967:
4959:
4957:
4953:
4952:
4950:
4949:
4941:
4933:
4931:
4927:
4926:
4924:
4923:
4915:
4908:
4901:
4893:
4891:
4887:
4886:
4884:
4883:
4876:
4868:
4866:
4859:
4858:
4851:
4844:
4836:
4833:
4832:
4830:
4829:
4822:
4815:
4807:
4805:
4798:
4797:
4790:
4783:
4775:
4773:
4766:
4760:
4759:
4757:
4756:
4749:
4741:
4739:
4733:
4732:
4730:
4729:
4722:
4715:
4708:
4701:
4694:
4687:
4680:
4673:
4665:
4663:
4661:Light cruisers
4657:
4656:
4654:
4653:
4646:
4639:
4631:
4629:
4623:
4622:
4620:
4619:
4612:
4605:
4598:
4591:
4584:
4577:
4569:
4567:
4565:Heavy cruisers
4561:
4560:
4558:
4557:
4552:
4545:
4538:
4531:
4524:
4517:
4509:
4507:
4501:
4500:
4498:
4497:
4490:
4483:
4476:
4468:
4466:
4460:
4459:
4457:
4456:
4449:
4442:
4435:
4428:
4421:
4413:
4411:
4405:
4404:
4402:
4401:
4394:
4387:
4380:
4373:
4366:
4359:
4352:
4345:
4337:
4335:
4325:
4324:
4312:
4311:
4304:
4303:
4296:
4289:
4281:
4272:
4271:
4269:
4268:
4265:
4262:
4256:
4253:
4250:
4246:
4243:
4242:
4240:
4239:
4234:
4227:
4221:
4219:
4213:
4212:
4210:
4209:
4201:
4199:
4193:
4192:
4190:
4189:
4182:
4175:
4168:
4161:
4156:
4149:
4142:
4135:
4128:
4121:
4114:
4107:
4100:
4093:
4086:
4078:
4076:
4070:
4069:
4067:
4066:
4059:
4051:
4049:
4043:
4042:
4040:
4039:
4032:
4025:
4018:
4011:
4004:
3997:
3990:
3983:
3976:
3969:
3961:
3959:
3953:
3952:
3950:
3949:
3942:
3934:
3932:
3930:Light cruisers
3926:
3925:
3923:
3922:
3915:
3908:
3901:
3894:
3887:
3880:
3872:
3870:
3864:
3863:
3861:
3860:
3852:
3850:
3848:Battlecruisers
3844:
3843:
3841:
3840:
3833:
3826:
3819:
3812:
3805:
3798:
3791:
3784:
3777:
3769:
3767:
3761:
3760:
3758:
3757:
3750:
3743:
3736:
3728:
3726:
3717:
3716:
3714:
3713:
3705:
3703:
3697:
3696:
3691:
3690:
3683:
3676:
3668:
3659:
3658:
3656:
3655:
3650:
3644:
3641:
3640:
3638:
3637:
3627:
3624:
3623:
3621:
3620:
3613:
3606:
3599:
3591:
3588:
3587:
3573:
3572:
3566:
3553:
3550:978-1588341921
3534:
3528:
3515:
3501:
3495:
3485:. Oxford, UK:
3478:
3464:
3458:
3445:
3439:
3426:
3412:
3406:
3393:
3387:
3374:
3368:
3355:
3349:
3332:
3318:
3304:
3298:
3277:
3271:
3258:
3252:
3239:
3225:
3211:
3205:
3192:
3186:
3169:
3160:
3154:
3141:
3124:
3108:
3105:
3102:
3101:
3092:
3083:
3074:
3065:
3056:
3043:Combined Fleet
3022:
3016:978-1846032806
3015:
2997:
2972:
2956:
2940:
2931:
2922:
2913:
2904:
2891:Combined Fleet
2852:
2825:
2813:
2788:
2763:
2743:
2734:
2725:
2713:
2701:
2692:
2672:
2652:
2643:
2634:
2620:
2604:
2595:
2586:
2584:Skulski, p. 30
2577:
2568:
2559:
2557:Skulski, p. 20
2547:
2545:Skulski, p. 19
2535:
2526:
2512:
2503:
2462:
2450:
2441:
2432:
2423:
2414:
2396:
2387:
2369:
2355:
2346:
2332:
2319:Combined Fleet
2270:
2268:Stille, p. 20.
2261:
2219:
2218:
2216:
2213:
2210:
2209:
2205:Combined Fleet
2185:
2176:
2166:
2162:Combined Fleet
2145:
2144:
2142:
2139:
2137:
2134:
2103:Nobutake Kondō
2056:Main article:
2053:
2048:
1949:Main article:
1935:
1930:
1839:Chuichi Nagumo
1810:East China Sea
1798:Main article:
1784:
1779:
1704:Jisaburō Ozawa
1636:heavy cruisers
1501:Main article:
1487:
1482:
1457:
1456:
1453:
1450:
1449:16 March 1912
1447:
1438:
1430:
1429:
1419:
1418:19 April 1915
1416:
1413:
1412:17 March 1912
1410:
1401:
1393:
1392:
1378:
1377:4 August 1914
1375:
1372:
1369:
1360:
1352:
1351:
1341:
1338:
1335:
1332:
1323:
1315:
1314:
1311:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1295:
1285:
1282:
1221:
1218:
1159:high explosive
1148:As built, the
1143:shrapnel shell
1101:, October 1914
1090:
1087:
1058:nautical miles
1031:nautical miles
983:steam turbines
970:
967:
946:
943:
824:
821:
745:supported the
617:built for the
615:battlecruisers
582:
581:
575:
571:
570:
564:
560:
559:
558:
557:
551:
543:
539:
538:
537:
536:
530:
523:
514:
511:
506:
502:
501:
500:
499:
492:
483:
471:
465:
464:
461:
457:
456:
453:
449:
448:
445:
441:
440:
437:
433:
432:
431:
430:
427:
422:
418:
417:
414:
410:
409:
406:
402:
401:
394:
390:
389:
384:
380:
379:
371:
370:
369:
368:
362:
356:
350:
344:
341:Waterline belt
336:
332:
331:
330:
329:
323:
314:
308:
299:
295:
294:
291:
287:
286:
279:
275:
274:
267:
263:
262:
261:
260:
253:
248:
244:
243:
242:
241:
239:Yarrow boilers
235:
226:
222:
221:
218:
214:
213:
210:
206:
205:
202:
198:
197:
194:
190:
189:
184:
180:
179:
171:
170:
167:
163:
162:
159:
155:
154:
151:
147:
146:
143:
139:
138:
135:
131:
130:
121:
117:
116:
108:
104:
103:
90:
86:
85:
84:
83:
74:
65:
56:
45:
41:
40:
39:Class overview
36:
35:
29:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
6418:
6407:
6404:
6402:
6399:
6397:
6394:
6392:
6389:
6388:
6386:
6368:
6356:
6347:
6335:
6326:
6314:
6305:
6293:
6284:
6272:
6263:
6251:
6244:
6238:
6232:
6226:
6220:
6214:
6199:
6195:
6192:
6189:
6186:
6185:
6183:
6179:
6173:
6172:
6168:
6167:
6165:
6163:
6159:
6149:
6148:
6144:
6143:
6141:
6137:
6131:
6130:
6126:
6124:
6123:
6119:
6117:
6116:
6112:
6111:
6109:
6105:
6099:
6098:
6094:
6092:
6091:
6087:
6086:
6084:
6080:
6074:
6073:
6069:
6067:
6066:
6062:
6061:
6059:
6055:
6049:
6048:
6044:
6042:
6041:
6037:
6036:
6034:
6030:
6026:
6025:
6020:
6018:
6014:
6008:
6007:
6006:Yamashio Maru
6003:
6002:
6000:
5998:
5994:
5990:
5986:
5981:
5977:
5962:
5959:
5956:
5955:Toku Daihatsu
5953:
5952:
5950:
5946:
5936:
5935:
5931:
5929:
5928:
5924:
5922:
5921:
5917:
5915:
5914:
5910:
5908:
5907:
5903:
5901:
5900:
5896:
5894:
5893:
5889:
5887:
5886:
5882:
5880:
5879:
5875:
5873:
5872:
5868:
5867:
5865:
5861:
5855:
5854:
5850:
5848:
5847:
5843:
5841:
5840:
5836:
5834:
5833:
5829:
5828:
5826:
5822:
5819:
5817:
5813:
5807:
5806:
5805:Kamikawa Maru
5802:
5800:
5799:
5795:
5793:
5792:
5788:
5786:
5785:
5781:
5779:
5778:
5774:
5772:
5771:
5767:
5765:
5764:
5760:
5759:
5757:
5755:
5751:
5745:
5744:
5740:
5738:
5737:
5733:
5731:
5730:
5726:
5724:
5723:
5719:
5718:
5716:
5714:
5710:
5700:
5696:
5693:
5691:
5688:
5686:
5683:
5681:
5679:
5675:
5669:
5668:
5664:
5662:
5661:
5657:
5655:
5653:
5649:
5647:
5645:
5641:
5639:
5637:
5633:
5632:
5623:
5621:
5617:
5615:
5613:
5609:
5607:
5605:
5601:
5599:
5597:
5593:
5592:
5590:
5588:
5584:
5579:
5577:
5573:
5571:
5569:
5565:
5563:
5562:(K5/Toku-Chū)
5561:
5557:
5555:
5553:
5549:
5547:
5545:
5541:
5539:
5537:
5533:
5531:
5529:
5525:
5523:
5521:
5517:
5514:
5510:
5504:
5503:
5499:
5497:
5496:
5492:
5490:
5489:
5485:
5483:
5482:
5478:
5476:
5475:
5471:
5469:
5468:
5464:
5462:
5460:
5456:
5454:
5452:
5448:
5446:
5444:
5440:
5438:
5436:
5432:
5431:
5422:
5420:
5416:
5414:
5412:
5408:
5406:
5404:
5400:
5399:
5397:
5395:
5394:Type D/Sen'yu
5391:
5385:
5383:
5379:
5377:
5375:
5371:
5370:
5368:
5366:
5365:Junsen Type C
5362:
5356:
5354:
5350:
5348:
5346:
5342:
5340:
5338:
5334:
5333:
5331:
5329:
5328:Junsen Type B
5325:
5319:
5317:
5313:
5311:
5309:
5305:
5303:
5301:
5297:
5296:
5294:
5292:
5291:Junsen Type A
5288:
5282:
5280:
5276:
5274:
5272:
5268:
5266:
5264:
5260:
5258:
5256:
5252:
5251:
5249:
5247:
5243:
5238:
5236:
5232:
5230:
5228:
5224:
5222:
5220:
5216:
5214:
5212:
5208:
5206:
5204:
5200:
5198:
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5192:
5190:
5188:
5184:
5182:
5180:
5176:
5173:
5169:
5166:
5164:
5160:
5154:
5153:
5149:
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5141:
5140:
5135:
5131:
5127:
5126:
5121:
5117:
5110:
5109:
5105:
5102:
5101:
5097:
5095:
5094:
5090:
5089:
5087:
5083:
5076:
5075:
5071:
5069:
5068:
5064:
5063:
5061:
5057:
5054:
5050:
5046:
5040:
5039:
5035:
5033:
5032:
5028:
5027:
5025:
5023:
5022:Torpedo boats
5019:
5009:
5008:
5004:
5002:
5001:
4997:
4995:
4994:
4990:
4989:
4987:
4983:
4973:
4972:
4968:
4966:
4965:
4961:
4960:
4958:
4954:
4948:
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4942:
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4935:
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4928:
4922:
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4916:
4914:
4913:
4909:
4907:
4906:
4902:
4900:
4899:
4895:
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4888:
4882:
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4877:
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4857:
4856:
4852:
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4777:
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4770:
4767:
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4761:
4755:
4754:
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4709:
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4695:
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4688:
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4406:
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4290:
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4283:
4282:
4279:
4266:
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4257:
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4244:
4238:
4235:
4233:
4232:
4228:
4226:
4223:
4222:
4220:
4218:
4214:
4208:
4207:
4203:
4202:
4200:
4198:
4197:Torpedo boats
4194:
4188:
4187:
4183:
4181:
4180:
4176:
4174:
4173:
4169:
4167:
4166:
4162:
4160:
4157:
4155:
4154:
4150:
4148:
4147:
4143:
4141:
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4136:
4134:
4133:
4129:
4127:
4126:
4122:
4120:
4119:
4115:
4113:
4112:
4108:
4106:
4105:
4101:
4099:
4098:
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4092:
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4065:
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4026:
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4023:
4019:
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4016:
4012:
4010:
4009:
4005:
4003:
4002:
3998:
3996:
3995:
3991:
3989:
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3981:
3977:
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3970:
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3806:
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3803:
3799:
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3782:
3781:Petropavlovsk
3778:
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3675:
3670:
3669:
3666:
3654:
3651:
3649:
3646:
3645:
3642:
3636:
3634:
3630:Followed by:
3629:
3628:
3625:
3619:
3618:
3614:
3612:
3611:
3607:
3605:
3604:
3600:
3598:
3597:
3593:
3592:
3589:
3585:
3583:
3577:
3569:
3567:0-9710687-1-2
3563:
3559:
3554:
3551:
3547:
3543:
3539:
3535:
3531:
3529:1-55750-184-X
3525:
3521:
3516:
3514:
3513:0-7858-2200-3
3510:
3506:
3502:
3498:
3492:
3488:
3484:
3479:
3477:
3476:0-8094-2516-5
3473:
3469:
3465:
3461:
3459:0-85177-665-5
3455:
3451:
3446:
3442:
3440:0-88254-979-0
3436:
3432:
3427:
3425:
3424:9780393049244
3421:
3417:
3413:
3409:
3407:1-85109-410-5
3403:
3399:
3394:
3390:
3388:1-59114-119-2
3384:
3380:
3375:
3371:
3369:0-88365-300-1
3365:
3361:
3356:
3352:
3346:
3341:
3340:
3333:
3331:
3330:1-85170-378-0
3327:
3323:
3319:
3317:
3316:1-85170-194-X
3313:
3309:
3305:
3301:
3295:
3291:
3287:
3283:
3278:
3274:
3268:
3264:
3259:
3255:
3253:0-87021-893-X
3249:
3245:
3240:
3238:
3237:1-897884-60-5
3234:
3230:
3226:
3224:
3220:
3216:
3212:
3208:
3206:0-87021-907-3
3202:
3198:
3193:
3189:
3187:0-87021-192-7
3183:
3179:
3175:
3170:
3166:
3161:
3157:
3155:0-87021-459-4
3151:
3147:
3142:
3138:
3134:
3130:
3125:
3123:
3122:1-84053-089-8
3119:
3115:
3111:
3110:
3096:
3087:
3081:Boyle, p. 508
3078:
3069:
3063:Boyle, p. 370
3060:
3044:
3040:
3033:
3031:
3029:
3027:
3018:
3012:
3008:
3001:
2986:
2982:
2976:
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2679:
2677:
2667:
2665:
2663:
2661:
2659:
2657:
2647:
2641:Stille, p. 14
2638:
2629:
2627:
2625:
2618:Moore, p. 165
2615:
2613:
2611:
2609:
2602:Stille, p. 11
2599:
2590:
2581:
2572:
2566:Stille, p. 15
2563:
2554:
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2265:
2250:
2246:
2239:
2237:
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2233:
2231:
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2206:
2199:
2195:
2189:
2180:
2170:
2163:
2156:
2150:
2146:
2133:
2131:
2130:Task Force 38
2127:
2123:
2118:
2113:
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2064:
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1907:
1903:
1902:San Francisco
1899:
1898:San Francisco
1895:
1891:
1887:
1883:
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1862:
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1859:Midway Island
1856:
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1828:
1823:
1822:training ship
1819:
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1793:
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1778:
1776:
1775:Yoshio Suzuki
1772:
1771:
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1737:
1733:
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1552:Pacific Ocean
1549:
1548:Midway Island
1545:
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1537:
1536:German Empire
1533:
1529:
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1469:-class—
1468:
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1384:San Francisco
1379:
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1373:
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1368:
1364:
1361:
1359:
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1217:
1215:
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1196:
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1187:
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1175:torpedo tubes
1171:
1168:
1163:
1160:
1155:
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1127:
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1032:
1028:
1024:
1020:
1016:
1012:
1008:
1004:
1000:
995:
988:
985:, except for
984:
981:direct-drive
980:
976:
966:
964:
960:
956:
952:
942:
940:
935:
933:
929:
927:
921:
918:
915:
911:
910:torpedo tubes
907:
904:
900:
896:
891:
889:
888:
882:
879:
875:
874:
869:
868:Japanese Diet
865:
861:
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849:
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843:
835:
834:
829:
820:
818:
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788:
784:
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776:
772:
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764:
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748:
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736:
732:
728:
724:
719:
717:
715:
710:
706:
702:
698:
694:
690:
689:training ship
686:
682:
678:
673:
671:
670:
665:
664:
659:
658:
653:
649:
645:
641:
637:
636:
631:
628:
624:
620:
616:
612:
605:
593:battlecruiser
592:
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580:
576:
573:
572:
569:
565:
562:
561:
555:
552:
549:
546:
545:
544:
541:
540:
535:
534:depth charges
531:
528:
524:
522:
519:
515:
512:
509:
508:
507:
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497:
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491:
488:
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467:
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459:
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454:
451:
450:
446:
443:
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438:
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434:
428:
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403:
399:
395:
392:
391:
388:
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381:
377:
372:
366:
365:Conning tower
363:
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328:
327:torpedo tubes
324:
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258:
257:steam turbine
254:
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187:Battlecruiser
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177:
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165:
164:
160:
157:
156:
152:
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42:
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27:
22:
19:
6354:
6333:
6312:
6291:
6270:
6249:
6242:
6236:
6230:
6224:
6218:
6170:
6147:Takatsu Maru
6145:
6127:
6120:
6115:Kibitsu Maru
6113:
6097:Tamatsu Maru
6095:
6090:Mayasan Maru
6088:
6072:Tokitsu Maru
6070:
6064:
6047:Nigitsu Maru
6046:
6039:
6024:Shinshū Maru
6023:
6005:
5933:
5926:
5919:
5912:
5905:
5898:
5891:
5884:
5877:
5870:
5852:
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5831:
5804:
5797:
5790:
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5776:
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5727:
5721:
5666:
5659:
5651:
5643:
5635:
5619:
5611:
5603:
5595:
5578:(K7/Sen-Chū)
5575:
5567:
5559:
5551:
5543:
5535:
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6245:: Cancelled
6181:Small craft
6129:Settsu Maru
6065:Kumano Maru
6040:Akitsu Maru
5948:Small craft
5798:Akitsushima
5520:Kaichū Type
5246:Junsen Type
5179:Kaidai Type
4505:Battleships
3987:Akitsushima
3724:battleships
3721:Dreadnought
2496:11 February
1971:fitting out
1926:Savo Island
1870:Hiroaki Abe
1740:Gambier Bay
1628:pagoda mast
1592:floatplanes
1556:First Fleet
1518:, England,
1141:incendiary
1139:Sanshikidan
1115:superfiring
945:Description
932:gun turrets
755:Guadalcanal
623:World War I
568:floatplanes
479:air search
353:Gun turrets
316:4 × single
312:152 mm guns
305:356 mm guns
281:8,000
107:Preceded by
33:in May 1913
6385:Categories
6250:class/type
6162:Submarines
6122:Hyugū Maru
5743:Heian Maru
5685:Kō-hyōteki
5163:Submarines
5052:(Kaibōkan)
4912:Michitsuki
4848:Shiratsuyu
4764:Destroyers
4260:Royal Navy
4217:Submarines
4074:Destroyers
3980:Matsushima
3788:Shikishima
3049:14 October
2990:27 January
2845:13 January
2806:27 January
2781:27 January
2039:Washington
1640:destroyers
1425:Washington
1310:Completed
1035:sea trials
1009:or Kampon
969:Propulsion
864:Invincible
855:Invincible
846:Royal Navy
460:Complement
436:Propulsion
290:Complement
247:Propulsion
6196:(armored
5846:Hashidate
5722:Komahashi
5697:(suicide
5512:2nd class
5355:(B Kai 2)
5347:(B Kai 1)
5318:(A Kai 2)
5310:(A Kai 1)
5171:1st class
4985:2nd class
4971:Tachibana
4946:Shimakaze
4938:Shimakaze
4905:Fuyutsuki
4841:Hatsuharu
4772:1st class
4097:Shirakumo
3610:Kirishima
2897:8 October
2325:8 October
2215:Citations
2198:Kirishima
2141:Footnotes
2044:Kirishima
2037:USS
2026:USS
2022:Kirishima
2014:Kirishima
2009:Kirishima
2001:Kirishima
1993:Kirishima
1981:Kirishima
1956:Kirishima
1943:Kirishima
1933:Kirishima
1910:Kirishima
1851:Kirishima
1768:USS
1648:Singapore
1609:Yamashiro
1528:Singapore
1512:laid down
1471:HMS
1398:Kirishima
1301:Laid down
1278:Kirishima
1205:Hotchkiss
1179:broadside
1052:) or 16 (
963:displaced
903:lead ship
885:HMS
853:HMS
802:USS
799:submarine
763:Kirishima
731:Kirishima
683:in 1930,
663:Kirishima
554:Barbettes
516:6 × twin
359:Barbettes
303:4 × twin
178:as built)
158:Completed
145:1913–1945
137:1911–1915
129:(planned)
89:Operators
6188:Daihatsu
6107:M Type A
6057:M Type C
5816:Gunboats
5265:(J1 Kai)
5139:Number 2
5125:Number 1
5067:Shimushu
5007:Wakatake
4826:Akatsuki
4787:Kamikaze
4780:Minekaze
4574:Furutaka
4206:Hayabusa
4186:Minekaze
4172:Kawakaze
4111:Kamikaze
4104:Harusame
4090:Murakumo
4083:Ikazuchi
3823:Borodino
3802:Peresvet
3710:Wakamiya
3540:(2002).
3176:(1997).
2254:12 April
2082:Kawasaki
1744:Johnston
1638:, eight
1600:flagship
1598:was the
1590:Model 0
1520:launched
1463:slipways
1408:Nagasaki
1367:Yokosuka
1306:Launched
1297:Builder
1167:76 mm/40
1154:15 cm/50
1089:Armament
1076:and her
1027:fuel oil
999:bulkhead
813:moorings
737:, while
693:scrapped
613:of four
579:catapult
529:AA guns
505:Armament
398:standard
298:Armament
252:4 shafts
72:Nagasaki
63:Yokosuka
44:Builders
6198:gunboat
6194:Sōkōtei
6171:Maru Yu
5961:Shin'yō
5906:Karatsu
5892:Fushimi
5791:Nisshin
5777:Chitose
5699:torpedo
5413:(D Kai)
5384:(C Kai)
5152:Ioshima
5111:(B Kai)
5103:(B bis)
5077:(A Kai)
5074:Etorofu
5031:Chidori
4920:Akizuki
4898:Akizuki
4855:Asashio
4819:Ayanami
4794:Mutsuki
4753:Chikuma
4726:Ioshima
4514:Kawachi
4487:Shin'yō
4446:Chitose
4398:Shinano
4370:Shōkaku
4146:Isokaze
4132:Urakaze
4118:Umikaze
4063:Chihaya
4056:Tatsuta
4036:Chikuma
4008:Niitaka
3973:Chiyoda
3912:Tsukuba
3837:Satsuma
3733:Kawachi
2016:joined
1890:Monssen
1770:Sealion
1759:Urakaze
1602:of the
1583:classes
1347:Sealion
1326:Vickers
979:Parsons
951:overall
917:calibre
895:Vickers
804:Sealion
644:Vickers
598:金剛型巡洋戦艦
496:Type 22
487:Type 13
477:Type 21
378:, 1945)
321:AA guns
150:Planned
50:Vickers
6325:"Otsu"
6262:"Gata"
6139:Type B
6082:Type A
6032:Type C
5934:Tatara
5920:Narumi
5899:Kotaka
5853:Okitsu
5784:Mizuho
5763:Notoro
5736:Jingei
5729:Taigei
5695:Kaiten
5690:Kairyū
5678:Midget
5667:Ro-501
5660:Ro-500
5652:Ha-201
5644:Ha-101
5636:Ro-100
5587:Type L
5133:Type D
5119:Type C
5100:Hiburi
5093:Mikura
5085:Type B
5059:Type A
4956:Type D
4944:Super
4930:Type C
4918:Super
4890:Type B
4880:Yūgumo
4873:Kagerō
4865:Type A
4812:Fubuki
4705:Katori
4698:Sendai
4691:Yūbari
4684:Nagara
4670:Tenryū
4643:Yakumo
4602:Mogami
4549:Yamato
4542:Nagato
4237:Type L
4231:Kaichū
4225:Type F
4125:Sakura
4001:Kasagi
3966:Naniwa
3939:Tenryū
3905:Kasuga
3891:Yakumo
3830:Katori
3816:Mikasa
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2099:Haruna
2095:Haruna
2090:Haruna
2086:Haruna
2074:Haruna
2067:Haruna
2051:Haruna
1906:Hiei's
1894:Laffey
1855:Ceylon
1764:Taiwan
1696:Haruna
1668:Ceylon
1644:Malaya
1569:Nagato
1542:, and
1435:Haruna
1251:Yamato
1220:Armour
1214:Haruna
1111:14"/45
1099:Haruna
1066:bridge
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1054:Haruna
1037:. The
1007:Yarrow
987:Haruna
953:and a
823:Design
809:Haruna
783:Haruna
771:Haruna
751:Midway
743:Haruna
716:-class
657:Haruna
650:. Her
609:was a
591:-class
525:118 ×
463:1,500+
405:Length
376:Haruna
201:Length
176:Haruna
98:
6367:"Tei"
6346:"Hei"
6283:"Kai"
5913:Maiko
5885:Atami
5863:River
5839:Ataka
5824:Ocean
5770:Kamoi
5620:Ro-60
5612:Ro-57
5604:Ro-53
5596:Ro-51
5576:Ro-35
5568:Ro-33
5560:Ro-29
5552:Ro-26
5544:Ro-16
5536:Ro-13
5528:Ro-11
5502:I-506
5495:I-505
5488:I-504
5481:I-503
5474:I-502
5467:I-501
5459:I-400
5451:I-201
5443:I-351
5435:I-121
5419:I-373
5411:I-372
5403:I-361
5237:(KD7)
5235:I-176
5229:(KD6)
5227:I-168
5221:(KD5)
5219:I-165
5213:(KD4)
5211:I-162
5205:(KD3)
5203:I-153
5197:(KD2)
5195:I-152
5189:(KD1)
5108:Ukuru
5038:Ōtori
4964:Matsu
4719:Ōyodo
4712:Agano
4650:Izumo
4636:Asama
4616:Ibuki
4595:Takao
4588:Myōkō
4521:Kongō
4480:Kaiyō
4473:Taiyō
4453:Ibuki
4439:Ryūhō
4432:Zuihō
4425:Ryūjō
4418:Hōshō
4391:Unryū
4384:Taihō
4363:Hiryū
4356:Sōryū
4342:Akagi
4165:Enoki
4015:Otowa
3919:Ibuki
3898:Azuma
3884:Izumo
3877:Asama
3857:Kongō
3809:Hizen
3795:Asahi
3635:class
3633:Amagi
3596:Kongō
3582:Kongō
3290:Kongō
2201:'
2158:'
2155:Kongo
2136:Notes
1959:'
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1736:Kongō
1724:Kongō
1716:Kongō
1700:Kongō
1692:Kongō
1688:Kongō
1672:Kongō
1660:Kongō
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1596:Kongō
1587:Kongō
1564:Kongō
1544:Kongō
1508:Kongō
1495:Kongō
1485:Kongō
1478:Kongō
1473:Tiger
1320:Kongō
1313:Fate
1294:Ship
1284:Ships
1270:Kongō
1265:Kongō
1257:Kongō
1253:class
1238:Kongō
1234:Kongō
1230:Kongō
1226:Kongō
1209:Kongō
1200:Kongō
1186:Kongō
1150:Kongō
1119:Kongō
1107:Kongō
1074:Kongō
1039:Kongō
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975:Kongō
959:draft
939:Kongō
928:class
906:Kongō
899:Kongō
887:Tiger
842:Kongō
833:Kongō
795:Kongō
787:Kongō
775:Kongō
739:Kongō
723:Kongō
705:Kongō
697:knots
635:Kongō
611:class
589:Kongō
542:Armor
532:30 ×
481:radar
452:Range
444:Speed
335:Armor
318:76 mm
293:1,193
278:Range
271:knots
269:27.5
266:Speed
237:36 ×
217:Draft
134:Built
127:class
125:Amagi
114:class
112:Ibuki
31:Kongō
6304:"Kō"
5927:Suma
5878:Seta
5871:Toba
5832:Saga
5622:(L4)
5614:(L3)
5606:(L2)
5598:(L1)
5570:(K6)
5554:(K4)
5546:(K3)
5538:(K2)
5530:(K1)
5421:(D2)
5382:I-52
5374:I-16
5353:I-54
5345:I-40
5337:I-15
5316:I-13
5308:I-12
5302:(A1)
5281:(J3)
5273:(J2)
5257:(J1)
5187:I-51
5000:Momi
4993:Momo
4746:Yodo
4677:Kuma
4609:Tone
4581:Aoba
4528:Fusō
4377:Hiyō
4349:Kaga
4179:Momi
4153:Momo
4139:Kaba
4029:Yodo
4022:Tone
3994:Suma
3946:Kuma
3774:Fuji
3740:Fusō
3603:Hiei
3562:ISBN
3546:ISBN
3524:ISBN
3509:ISBN
3491:ISBN
3472:ISBN
3454:ISBN
3435:ISBN
3420:ISBN
3402:ISBN
3383:ISBN
3364:ISBN
3345:ISBN
3326:ISBN
3312:ISBN
3294:ISBN
3286:Fusō
3267:ISBN
3248:ISBN
3233:ISBN
3219:ISBN
3201:ISBN
3182:ISBN
3150:ISBN
3133:OCLC
3118:ISBN
3051:2009
3011:ISBN
2992:2024
2985:NHHC
2899:2009
2847:2010
2808:2024
2783:2024
2776:NHHC
2498:2009
2327:2009
2256:2014
2078:Kobe
2018:Hiei
1976:Fuji
1969:for
1963:keel
1922:Hiei
1918:Hiei
1914:Hiei
1892:and
1886:Hiei
1866:Hiei
1857:and
1847:Hiei
1835:Hiei
1831:Hiei
1827:Hiei
1818:Hiei
1814:Hiei
1805:Hiei
1792:Hiei
1782:Hiei
1732:Hoel
1694:and
1676:Hiei
1674:and
1646:and
1581:Fusō
1578:and
1510:was
1467:Lion
1445:Kobe
1423:USS
1382:USS
1357:Hiei
1345:USS
1276:and
1274:Hiei
1224:The
1184:The
1068:and
1050:Hiei
1043:Hiei
1041:and
973:The
955:beam
926:Lion
873:Fusō
785:and
773:and
761:and
759:Hiei
753:and
741:and
729:and
727:Hiei
721:The
714:Iowa
685:Hiei
677:Hiei
669:Hiei
666:and
586:The
577:1 ×
566:3 ×
548:Deck
494:2 ×
485:2 ×
475:1 ×
413:Beam
383:Type
347:Deck
259:sets
255:2 ×
209:Beam
183:Type
166:Lost
81:Kobe
5405:(D)
5376:(C)
5339:(B)
5300:I-9
5279:I-7
5271:I-6
5263:I-5
5255:I-1
4535:Ise
3747:Ise
3288:to
2080:by
1575:Ise
1023:psi
1019:kPa
1015:atm
858:at
646:at
283:nmi
232:shp
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