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shells. In the most successful
Japanese battleship action of the war, the bombardment heavily damaged both runways, destroyed almost all of the U.S. Marines' aviation fuel, destroyed or damaged 48 of the Marines' 90 warplanes, and killed 41 Marines. A large Japanese troop and supply convoy reached Guadalcanal on the next day.
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deck armor consisted of armor plating ranging from 1-inch (25 mm), 1.5-inches (38 mm), to 2.75-inches (7 cm), depending on the area. She was equipped with nine-inch (229 mm) barbette armor protecting the ammunition to her main guns, as well as turret armor consisting of 10-inch (254 mm) turret faces,
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torpedo bombers, but she received no hits. In mid-November, this battleship and other warships provided distant cover for the unsuccessful mission by the I.J.N. to bombard
Henderson Field again and to deliver more Army reinforcements to Guadalcanal. On 15 November 1942, following the Japanese defeat
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located amidships ("50 calibre" means that the lengths of the guns were 50 times their bore, or 300 inches), eight 3-inch (76 mm) guns, and eight submerged 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes. Her six-inch naval guns could fire five to six rounds per minute, with a barrel lifetime of about
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s armor was also extensively upgraded. Her main belt was strengthened to a uniform thickness of eight inches (up from varying thicknesses of six to eight inches), and also diagonal bulkheads of depths ranging from 5 to 8 inches (127 to 203 mm) were added to reinforce the main armored belt. The
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escorted
Japanese fast carriers, and remained undamaged in counterattacks from US carrier aircraft on 20 June. When she returned to Japan, 13 triple and 40 single 25-mm mounts were added to her anti-aircraft armament, for a total of over 100 mounts. In August, two more 6-inch guns were removed and
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was listing 45 degrees and flooding uncontrollably. At 5:18 the ship lost all power and the order was given to abandon ship. At 5:24, while the evacuation was under way, the forward 14-inch magazine exploded, and the broken ship sank quickly, with the loss of over 1,200 of her crew, including the
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agreed that Japan's invasion of China had violated
Chinese sovereignty. Refusing to accept the judgement of this organization, Japan withdrew from the League of Nations on the same day. Japan also immediately withdrew from the Washington Naval Treaty and the London Naval Treaty, thus removing all
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was dry-docked for a reconfiguration of her anti-aircraft suite. Four 6-inch guns and a pair of twin 25 mm mounts were removed and replaced with six twin 5-inch guns and four triple 25 mm mounts. The Third
Battleship Division departed from Kure on 8 March 1944. Arriving at Lingga on 14
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and then withdraw before being subjected to air attack from either land-based warplanes or
American aircraft carriers. On the night of 13–14 October, these two battleships shelled the area of Henderson Field from a distance of about 16,000 yards (15,000 m), firing 973 14-inch high-explosive
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led to an investigation by
Japanese authorities which revealed a pattern of bribery and kickbacks by German and English armaments corporations. Siemens had been paying senior Japanese officials a secret 15% kickback, until Vickers had outbid them by offering 25%. Vickers had paid 210,000 yen to
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and her sister ships were the first vessels in the world equipped with 14-inch (356 mm) guns. Her main guns carried ammunition for 90 shots, and they had an approximate barrel lifetime of 250 to 280 shots. In 1941, separate dyes were introduced for the armor-piercing shells of the four
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was drydocked to receive upgrades to her antiaircraft armament, with the additions of two triple 25 mm gun mounts and the removal of two of her 6-inch turrets, while additional concrete protection was added near her steering gear. On 17 May 1943, in response to the
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is believed to have sunk in 350 feet (110 m) of water approximately 55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 mi) northwest of
Keelung. She was one of only three British-built battleships sunk by submarine attack during World War II. The other two were the British
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speed to 17 knots and took out all but two of her 5-inch guns, and according to the state of her wreck, split her in two and sank her a couple of hours later while under fire from a
Japanese destroyer line. On the contrary, Japanese records display that
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s ammunition magazine protection was also strengthened to 4.0 inches (10 cm). This reconstruction was finished on 8 January 1937. Capable of greater than 30 knots (56 km/h), despite the significant increase in her hull displacement,
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style to accommodate the growing number of fire-control systems for her main guns. In May 1928, her steering equipment was upgraded, before she was placed in reserve in preparation for major modifications and reconstruction in 1929–31.
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s boiler rooms, but she was still able to make 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph). By 05:00, she had slowed to 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) and was given permission to break off from the fleet and head to the port of
1824:" as part of a diversionary and distant covering force to support I.J.N. destroyers that were evacuating Army troops from Guadalcanal. From 15 February through 20 February 1943, the Third Battleship Division was transferred from
1673:. Following the disastrous loss of four of the Combined Fleet's fast carriers on 4 June 1942, Kondō's force withdrew to Japan. On 14 July she was assigned as the flagship of the restructured Third Battleship Division. In August,
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again left Truk as part of a larger task force consisting of five battleships, three fleet carriers, eight heavy cruisers, three light cruisers, and numerous destroyers. These sortied in response to U.S. Navy
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was assigned to the First
Battleship Division and also designated the flagship of the Combined Fleet. Additional rangefinders and searchlights were fitted to her superstructure in January 1932, and Captain
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class were designed to match the naval capabilities of the battlecruisers of the other major naval powers at the time, and they have been called the battlecruiser versions of the British (formerly
1206:, placing further restrictions on the signatories' naval forces. Several of her older battleships were scrapped, and no new capital ships were built as replacements. After minor fitting-out work,
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and her 16 older boilers were removed and then replaced with 11 oil-fired Kampon Boilers and newer geared turbines. In addition, her bridge was completely reconstructed according to Japan's
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were fitted. To increase her speed and power, all 36 of her Yarrow boilers were removed, and then replaced with 16 newer boilers, and Brown-Curtis direct-drive turbines were installed.
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operated off the coast of mainland China before being redeployed to the Third Battleship Division in 1941. In 1942, she sailed as part of the Southern Force in preparation for the
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and the rest of the First Fleet, departed from Brunei bound for Kure in preparation for a major reorganization of the fleet and battle repairs. On 20 November, they entered the
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and destroyers. She targeted various destroyers, but to no avail in the beginning parts of the battle, before scoring a hit with her main battery to the bridge of the destroyer
455:, strengthening her armor and improving her speed and power capabilities. In 1935, her superstructure was completely rebuilt, her speed was increased, and she was equipped with
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tubes, while ventilation and firefighting equipment was also improved. In August 1941, she was assigned to the Third Battleship Division under the command of Vice Admiral
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main decks. By the time that the Washington Naval Treaty had been fully implemented in Japan, only three classes of World War I type capital ships remained active: the
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docked at Yokosuka, where modifications were made to her main armament, increasing the elevation of her main guns and improving her fire-control systems. In 1927,
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spent the rest of World War I either based at Sasebo or on patrol off the coast of China. In December 1918, following the end of the hostilities of World War I,
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s forward funnel was removed, and her second funnel was enlarged and lengthened. The modifications to her hull increased her armor weight from 6,502 to 10,313
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were added along the waterline, as permitted by the Washington Treaty. She was refitted to accommodate three Type 90 Model 0 floatplanes, though no
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was completed and commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy (I.J.N.). Twelve days later, she departed from Portsmouth headed for Japan. She was docked at
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for three days in mid-December to protect a reinforcement convoy traveling to Malaya, and again on 18 December to cover the Japanese Army's landing at
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made antiaircraft firing mostly impractical. During her second reconstruction, the older three-inch guns were removed and then replaced with eight
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s horizontal armor near her ammunition magazines was strengthened, and the machinery spaces within the hull given increased torpedo protection.
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500 rounds. The 6-inch/50-calibre gun was capable of firing both antiaircraft and antiship shells, though the positioning of these guns on
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dual purpose guns. These guns could fire from eight to 14 rounds per minute, with a barrel lifetime of between 800 to 1,500 rounds. Of
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on 6 February 1922, the size of the I.J.N. was significantly limited, with a ratio of 5:5:3 required between the capital ships of the
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turret armor was strengthened to 10 inches (254 mm), while 4 inches (102 mm) were added to portions of the deck armor.
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was placed in "Second Reserve". In April 1919, she was fitted with a new seawater flooding system for her ammunition magazines.
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was dry-docked at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal in preparation for upgrades that would enable her to escort Japan's growing fleet of
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s reconstruction begun in September 1929 and was declared complete on 31 March 1931. On 1 December 1931, two months after the
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resigned March 23, 1914. Senior executives of the Mitsui corporation, Japanese partners of Vickers, also resigned.
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s secondary armament was reconfigured to eight 6-inch (152 mm) guns, eight 5-inch (127 mm) guns, and 122
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underwent extensive modernization and modification in drydock at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal. Over the next two years,
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assumed command of the vessel in December. In 1933, aircraft catapults were fitted between the two rear turrets.
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steamed off the Chinese coast in support of Japanese Army operations during the war. In November 1939, Captain
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on 17 January 1911. Under Japan's contract with Vickers, the first vessel of the class was constructed in the
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fifteen minutes later. One minute after the first salvo was launched, two of the torpedoes were seen to hit
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made radar contact with the fleet at 44,000 yards (40,000 m). Maneuvering into position at 02:45,
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on 21 November 1944. She was the only Japanese battleship sunk by a submarine in the Second World War.
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claimed numerous hits with both her main and secondary battery on a US "cruiser" at the exact moment
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was drydocked at Kure to receive surface-detection radar and additional range finders. In September,
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would be awarded credit for the hit by Japanese admiralty. She then scored numerous hits on
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was placed in Second Reserve in preparation for further modifications. On 10 January 1935,
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was also armed with many 1-inch (25 mm) antiaircraft machine guns. By October 1944,
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s battlegroup withdrew from Malayan waters. This battlegroup subsequently sortied from
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on 5 November, where she was placed in First Reserve. In January 1914, she docked at
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suffered damage from five near misses from attacking aircraft. The fleet arrived at
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armor was fairly thin. She was equipped with a 6- to 8-inch (152–203 mm) main belt.
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on 23 December bound for Taiwan, arriving two days later. In January 1942,
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was blinded by a rain squall and unable to engage enemy ships at the time
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to be "similar to the British 15-inch turrets", with improvements made in
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as escort. Within fifteen minutes of detaching from the main force,
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scored three hits with her 14-inch (356 mm) guns on the destroyer
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and Admiral Ozawa's Mobile Fleet departed from Lingga bound for
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was drydocked for reconfiguration of her antiaircraft armament.
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could still very much be considered a battlecruiser in nature.
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to patrol the sea lines of communication of the German Empire.
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commander of the Third Battleship Division and her captain.
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Class Battle Cruisers. Zagreb, Croatia: Despot Infinitus.
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in the West. Twelve days later, Japan issued a warning to
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s reconnaissance seaplanes spotted the aircraft carrier
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during his official visit to the Japanese possession of
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types: antiaircraft, antiship, and illumination shells.
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on Japanese island bases scattered across the Pacific.
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during World War I and World War II. She was the first
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for upgrades to her searchlights. On 3 October 1915,
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and 9-inch (229 mm) plating over the sides and rear.
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2152:on the port side, while a third sank the destroyer
2109:On 16 November, following a US air raid on Brunei,
3978:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in November 1944
3232:The World Wonder'd: What Really Happened Off Samar
3154:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
2460:"IJN Battleship KONGO: Tabular Record of Movement"
1430:the invasion of Thailand and the Malayan Peninsula
1264:off the coast of Amoy (present day Xiamen) in 1938
850:s guns, the 5-inch guns had the widest variety of
808:-class battleships to assist with targeting, with
513:) in 1942, before engaging American forces at the
3156:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
2057:and played no role in her crippling and sinking.
1894:arrived at Sasebo for refits and training in the
1416:fleet anchorage on 29 November 1941 to begin the
721:, related to obtaining the contract for building
2806:
2804:
2802:
2760:
2758:
2502:
2500:
2606:"Japanese 14"/45 (35.6 cm) 41st Year Type"
2498:
2496:
2494:
2492:
2490:
2488:
2486:
2484:
2482:
2480:
2324:
2322:
2320:
2318:
2316:
2314:
2053:in all reality failed to score a single hit on
1617:was attacked but missed by nine British medium
1587:moved southwest to locate the remainder of the
1229:On 25 February 1933, following a report by the
4766:World War II shipwrecks in the South China Sea
3268:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2845:
2843:
2312:
2310:
2308:
2306:
2304:
2302:
2300:
2298:
2296:
2294:
2277:she had been completed as an aircraft carrier.
2243:List by death toll of ships sunk by submarines
4751:Second Sino-Japanese War naval ships of Japan
3963:
3501:
3091:
3089:
2158:with all hands. The torpedoes flooded two of
1549:for 15 days of standby alert. In April 1942,
1448:by Japan's land-based aircraft from southern
1381:alongside her fully modified sister warships
791:-tightness. Each of her main guns could fire
251:(19,000 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
8:
4771:World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean
2458:Bob Hackett; Sander Kingsepp; Lars Ahlberg.
2387:
2385:
2383:
1027:as a practice target. She was a Russian pre-
441:constructed outside Japan. She was formally
3314:Imperial Japanese Navy Battleship 1941–1945
3203:Lengerer, Hans & Ahlberg, Lars (2019).
3051:"Yamato and Musashi Internet Photo Archive"
2919:
2917:
2889:
2887:
2859:
2857:
2855:
2833:
2831:
2829:
2827:
2825:
2695:
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2683:
2453:
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2447:
2445:
2443:
2441:
2439:
2437:
2435:
2433:
1161:in 1931, following her first reconstruction
927:for armament checks. On 3 August 1914, the
907:Japanese battlecruiser Kongo as first built
288:8 × 76 mm (3 in) naval guns (8×1)
3970:
3956:
3948:
3508:
3494:
3486:
3397:
2431:
2429:
2427:
2425:
2423:
2421:
2419:
2417:
2415:
2413:
2373:
2371:
2369:
1947:another eighteen single mounts installed.
1545:on 7 March 1942, and then she returned to
1502:provided distant cover for air attacks on
1031:that had been captured in 1905 during the
919:from 20 to 27 October, before arriving at
771:main armament as built consisted of eight
634:in 1908. These four battlecruisers of the
489:fought in many major naval actions of the
291:4 × 6.5 mm (0.26 in) machine gun
3516:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1924
2628:"Japanese Naval Ordnance: 14"/45 caliber"
1930:, where they were joined by Vice-Admiral
1150:1929–1935: Reconstruction into battleship
283:6-inch (15 cm) 50 caliber naval guns
2599:
2597:
2595:
1828:to the Kure Naval Base. On 27 February,
1301:reconnaissance and spotter floatplanes.
1256:
576:was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine
30:For other ships with the same name, see
3055:ultimatebattleshipyamatosite.tripod.com
2290:
2259:
1428:and northern Malaya in preparation for
1021:participated in the sinking of the old
815:s armor-piercing shells using red dye.
166:in the Formosa Strait, 21 November 1944
2659:
2657:
1254:, as part of a gunnery demonstration.
38:
3250:Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II
2711:"Kongō class Fast Battleships (1912)"
2571:
2569:
2336:
2334:
2144:followed by three stern torpedoes at
1289:style of forward superstructure, and
1127:. On 14 June 1924, she collided with
773:Vickers 14 inch (356 mm)/45 naval gun
676:, with the remainder built in Japan.
322:25 mm Type 96 Antiaircraft autocannon
65:
7:
3367:The Second World War in the Far East
3329:The Historical Atlas of World War II
3158:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1133:during maneuvers. In November 1924,
670:Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering
4781:Maritime incidents in November 1944
3331:. London: Cartographica Press Ltd.
1202:On 22 April 1930, Japan signed the
729:, the government of Prime Minister
3286:. New York: Norton & Company.
2049:6.1-inch (155 mm) secondary guns.
1035:that had next served as an I.J.N.
301:356 mm (14 in) naval gun
276:356 mm (14 in) naval gun
219:9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
203:222 m (728 ft 4 in)
25:
4776:Ships sunk by American submarines
4756:World War II battleships of Japan
3301:. New York: Time-Life Books Inc.
3187:Jackson, Robert (editor) (2008).
2709:dreadnaughtz (24 February 2021).
2063:then targeted the escort carrier
1845:sortied alongside the battleship
979:was quickly deployed towards the
211:31 m (101 ft 8 in)
4731:Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness
4667:
4662:
4650:
4642:
3933:
3928:
3266:Russian & Soviet Battleships
3024:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander.
2328:Gardiner and Gray (1980), p. 234
1774:Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1250:naval attaché to Japan, Captain
1039:. With the defeat of the German
826:originally consisted of sixteen
767:was laid down. Because of this,
692:was completed on 16 April 1913.
195:36,600 long tons (37,187 t)
67:
51:on sea trials, off the coast of
42:
4761:Shipwrecks in the Taiwan Strait
3470:List of battlecruisers of Japan
2031:was hit, but fellow battleship
1105:-class battlecruisers, and the
828:6-inch (152 mm) 50 calibre
743:on full power trials 8 May 1913
2554:(in German). 14 September 2008
1215:Japanese invasion of Manchuria
1049:Battle of the Falkland Islands
1:
3347:. New York: Time-Life Books.
3316:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
3174:The World's Great Battleships
2516:Mitchell, Richard H. (1996).
2045:, as well as three hits from
1713:was ordered to return to the
1669:'s invasion force during the
3475:List of battleships of Japan
3388:The Japanese Battle Cruiser
3264:McLaughlin, Stephen (2003).
3121:. London. Rebo Productions.
2743:McLaughlin (2003), pp. 44–45
1979:. On 25 October, during the
1940:Battle of the Philippine Sea
1801:1943: Movement between bases
1591:, then under the command of
1354:. Throughout 1938 and 1939,
1293:were added to support three
939:, sparking the beginning of
785:Office of Naval Intelligence
566:Battle of the Philippine Sea
431:Vickers Shipbuilding Company
114:Vickers Shipbuilding Company
27:Kongō-class Japanese warship
3248:McCurtie, Francis (1989) .
3119:World War II in Photographs
3014:Lundgren (2014), pp. 70, 78
2140:fired six bow torpedoes at
1795:Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
1553:joined five fleet carriers
1346:bombed the Chinese city of
239:(35 mph; 56 km/h)
4802:
4746:Maritime incidents in 1924
4726:Kongō-class battlecruisers
3207:. Vol. I: Armourclad
2522:University of Hawaii Press
2518:Political Bribery in Japan
2174:along with the destroyers
1756:, to bombard the American
1269:1935–1941: Fast battleship
841:5-inch (127 mm) 40-calibre
699:
594:
357:: 254 mm (10 in)
29:
4786:Naval magazine explosions
4637:
3923:
3465:
3448:
3412:
3312:Stille, Cdr Mark (2008).
3299:Return to the Philippines
3297:Steinberg, Rafael (1980)
3252:. London: Bracken Books.
3230:Lundgren, Robert (2014).
3172:Jackson, Robert (2000).
2018:, severe damage that cut
1977:Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
1812:in her 1944 configuration
1541:off the western coast of
1475:. The Main Body departed
1401:1942: Pacific War service
1373:s armament barbettes and
597:Kongō-class battlecruiser
393:
351:: 229 mm (9 in)
339:: 203 mm (8 in)
315:127 mm (5.0 in)
170:
60:
41:
3878:October (unknown date):
2849:McCurtie (1989), p. 185.
2664:DiGiulian, Tony (2008).
2604:DiGiulian, Tony (2009).
2393:"Kongo-class Battleship"
2341:DiGiulian, Tony (2010).
1730:Battle of Cape Esperance
1728:In the aftermath of the
1709:. On 20 September, this
1593:Admiral James Somerville
1352:Second Sino-Japanese War
995:and her new sister ship
987:returned to the port of
899:1913–1929: Battlecruiser
473:Second Sino-Japanese War
227:Steam turbines, 4 shafts
3343:Wheeler, Keith (1980).
3191:. London: Amber Books.
3176:. Dallas: Brown Books.
3074:Lundgren (2014), p. 131
2959:Steinberg (1980), p. 49
2950:Willmott (2002), p. 141
2941:Swanston (2007), p. 223
2932:Swanston (2007), p. 220
2911:Willmott (2002), p. 100
1119:gave transportation to
1068:Washington Naval Treaty
881:Being a battlecruiser,
696:Siemens-Vickers Scandal
591:Design and construction
308:152 mm (6 in)
171:General characteristics
3104:Wheeler (1980), p. 184
3095:Wheeler (1980), p. 183
2872:Willmott (2002), p. 56
2819:Willmott (2002), p. 35
2810:Jackson (2000), p. 72.
2764:Jackson (2000), p. 68.
2752:Jackson (2000), p. 67.
1914:
1813:
1583:on 5 April 1942, this
1438:and the battlecruiser
1265:
1162:
921:Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
908:
744:
606:Imperial Japanese Navy
525:primarily remained at
467:was reclassified as a
437:was the last Japanese
404:Imperial Japanese Navy
379:
3406:-class battlecruisers
3369:. Smithsonian Books.
3361:Willmott, H.P. &
3345:War Under the Pacific
3135:Warship International
3117:Boyle, David (1998).
2773:Jackson (2000), p. 69
2699:Stille (2008), p. 16.
2651:Jackson (2000), p. 48
2578:IJN Kongo - Guide 174
2506:Jackson (2008), p. 27
1909:
1902:1944: Combat and loss
1808:
1780:was attacked by four
1595:. On 9 April, one of
1589:British Eastern Fleet
1336:Sasebo Naval District
1260:
1157:
1121:Crown Prince Hirohito
935:and then invaded via
906:
739:
604:was the first of the
583:while transiting the
501:(part of present-day
402:was a warship of the
368:
3282:Schom, Alan (2004).
3083:Boyle (1998), p. 508
2923:Schom (2004), p. 382
2902:Schom (2004), p. 296
2893:Boyle (1998), p. 370
2881:Boyle (1998), p. 368
2863:Stille (2008), p. 19
2837:Stille (2008), p. 18
2796:Stille (2008), p. 15
2734:Stille (2008), p. 14
2377:Stille (2007), p. 20
2363:Stille (2008), p. 17
1969:Battle of Leyte Gulf
1958:Battle of Leyte Gulf
1951:Battle of Leyte Gulf
1877:On 17 October 1943,
1776:on 26 October 1942,
1334:was assigned to the
653:afloat at the time.
570:Battle of Leyte Gulf
564:participated in the
519:Guadalcanal Campaign
4696: /
4402:Unknown date:
2269:was laid down as a
2229:As of August 2024,
1785:and the sinking of
1782:Grumman TBF Avenger
1665:as part of Admiral
1362:assumed command of
1204:London Naval Treaty
1178:Anti-torpedo bulges
1088:anti-torpedo bulges
1024:Imperator Nikolai I
911:On 16 August 1913,
775:heavy-caliber main
682:Portsmouth, England
521:. Throughout 1943,
495:amphibious landings
481:Battle of Singapore
375:Scientific American
32:Japanese ship Kongō
4700:26.150°N 121.383°E
3607:Shogiku Maru No. 2
3189:101 Great Warships
2715:naval encyclopedia
2524:. pp. 28–31.
2081:and the destroyer
1915:
1814:
1748:, escorted by one
1699:amphibious landing
1418:War in the Pacific
1412:departed from the
1330:In February 1937,
1266:
1246:was toured by the
1182:aircraft catapults
1163:
1041:East Asia Squadron
1033:Russo-Japanese War
909:
871:rapid-fire cannons
745:
731:Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
708:The New York Times
380:
55:, 14 November 1936
4679:
4678:
3945:
3944:
3483:
3482:
3322:978-1-84603-280-6
3241:978-1-60888-046-1
3222:978-953-8218-26-2
3197:978-1-905704-72-9
2974:, 4 November 2021
2090:Samuel B. Roberts
1963:In October 1944,
1917:In January 1944,
1816:Throughout 1943,
1695:U.S. Marine Corps
1527:Dutch East Indies
1519:aircraft carriers
1279:aircraft carriers
1235:League of Nations
1231:Lytton Commission
1101:battleships, the
1011:Sasebo Naval Base
1003:Siege of Tsingtao
945:Kaiser Wilhelm II
820:secondary battery
713:The Asahi Shimbun
666:Barrow-in-Furness
664:was laid down at
543:Sasebo Naval Base
507:Dutch East Indies
427:Barrow-in-Furness
363:
362:
118:Barrow-in-Furness
16:(Redirected from
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3896:
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3874:
3864:
3854:
3851:Submarine No. 24
3844:
3834:
3823:
3814:Submarine No. 62
3807:
3804:Submarine No. 45
3797:
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3784:Submarine No. 22
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3566:Submarine No. 43
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2278:
2264:
2164:
1981:Battle off Samar
1864:naval task force
1738:Isoroku Yamamoto
1671:Battle of Midway
1632:On 27 May 1942,
1601:
1585:naval task force
1539:Christmas Island
1509:On 21 February,
1481:French Indochina
1458:
1446:quickly defeated
1372:
1317:
1309:
1273:On 1 June 1935,
1212:
1190:
1175:
1130:Submarine No. 62
973:Marianas Islands
969:Marshall Islands
961:Caroline Islands
931:declared war on
864:
849:
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555:aircraft carrier
531:Caroline Islands
515:Battle of Midway
457:launch catapults
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2215:Queen Elizabeth
2162:
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2101:on 28 October.
1989:escort carriers
1953:
1936:Mariana Islands
1904:
1837:'s invasion of
1803:
1762:Henderson Field
1719:Central Pacific
1715:Truk Naval Base
1707:Solomon Islands
1599:
1456:
1435:Prince of Wales
1403:
1370:
1315:
1307:
1271:
1210:
1188:
1173:
1152:
1115:In April 1923,
981:Central Pacific
925:Kure Naval Base
901:
896:
894:Service history
879:
862:
847:
830:guns in single
812:
756:
750:
704:
702:Siemens scandal
698:
625:George Thurston
599:
593:
535:Kure Naval Base
517:and during the
469:fast battleship
419:George Thurston
387:
324:(15×3,8×2,40×1)
310:naval gun (8×1)
151:20 January 1945
127:17 January 1911
75:Empire of Japan
73:
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2672:26 February
2637:11 February
2612:26 February
2551:Der Spiegel
2349:26 February
2219:battleship
2205:battleship
2066:Gambier Bay
1888:Wake Island
1839:Attu Island
1793:during the
1772:During the
1734:Guadalcanal
1703:Guadalcanal
1611:Trincomalee
1573:Dorsetshire
1563:Trincomalee
1473:Philippines
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1350:during the
1287:pagoda mast
1248:Nazi German
1143:pagoda mast
1029:dreadnought
941:World War I
686:fitting-out
618:battleships
527:Truk Lagoon
491:Pacific War
461:floatplanes
425:in 1911 at
398:Mount Kongō
349:Gun turrets
135:18 May 1912
96:Mount Kongō
4741:1912 ships
4720:Categories
4585:HMAS
4528:Potawatomi
4514:Petrof Bay
4507:Oberrender
4331:Shimotsuki
4325:Shawinigan
4323:HMCS
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4185:Hatsu Maru
4151:HMAS
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3996:Abner Read
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3829:HMAS
3732:Resolution
3688:Washington
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3523:Shipwrecks
3141:(4): 289.
2275:Archerfish
2249:References
2020:Johnston's
1896:Inland Sea
1754:destroyers
1711:task force
1555:in attacks
1537:bombarded
1375:ammunition
1045:Royal Navy
777:naval guns
631:Invincible
595:See also:
505:) and the
453:battleship
317:guns (6×2)
256:Complement
224:Propulsion
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3699:Vernon II
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3147:0043-0374
2285:Citations
2254:Footnotes
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2207:HMS
2131:USS
2007:USS
1993:USS
1884:air raids
1857:USS
1835:U.S. Army
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832:casemates
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558:air raids
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511:Indonesia
423:laid down
355:Barbettes
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2237:See also
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2177:Hamakaze
2084:Heermann
2055:Johnston
2047:Yamato's
2039:Johnston
2029:Johnston
2009:Johnston
1928:Tawitawi
1868:Yokosuka
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1758:air base
1640:and the
1580:Cornwall
1487:and the
1426:Thailand
1391:and the
989:Yokosuka
748:Armament
622:engineer
568:and the
547:Nagasaki
503:Malaysia
390:Japanese
264:Armament
159:Sunk by
148:Stricken
132:Launched
92:Namesake
53:Tateyama
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4688:26°09′N
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2267:Shinano
2201:Revenge
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2172:Formosa
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2155:Urakaze
2138:Sealion
2133:Sealion
2105:Sinking
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1848:Musashi
1723:equator
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549:), and
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216:Draught
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110:Builder
102:Ordered
61:History
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320:100 ×
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3371:ISBN
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