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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
1813:" 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
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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
638:. Their heavy armament of 14-inch naval guns and their armor protection (which took up about 23.3% of their approximately 30,000-ton displacements in 1913) were greatly superior to those of any other Japanese
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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
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Prohibited by the Washington Treaty from constructing new capital ships until 1931, Japan resorted to upgrading their World War I-era battleships and battlecruisers. Beginning in September 1929,
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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
444:, 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
2082:. After a fierce defensive action by the American ships, which sank three Japanese heavy cruisers, Admiral Kurita elected to withdraw, ending the battle. While retreating,
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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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and were ordered in 1910 in the Japanese Emergency Naval Expansion Bill after the commissioning of
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s main battery was designed to consist of ten 12-inch (305 mm) main guns. However, her builders,
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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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sortied off the Chinese coast in support of Japanese army units during the
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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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four days later. When Britain's "Force Z"—consisting of the battleship
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in the Third Battleship Division. In April 1938, two float planes from
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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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shortly after the valiant destroyer crippled the heavy cruiser
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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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reached Sasebo on 22 April. From 23 April to 2 May,
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2141:on the port side, while a third sank the destroyer
2098:On 16 November, following a US air raid on Brunei,
3967:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in November 1944
3221:The World Wonder'd: What Really Happened Off Samar
3143:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
2449:"IJN Battleship KONGO: Tabular Record of Movement"
1419:the invasion of Thailand and the Malayan Peninsula
1253:off the coast of Amoy (present day Xiamen) in 1938
839:s guns, the 5-inch guns had the widest variety of
797:-class battleships to assist with targeting, with
502:) in 1942, before engaging American forces at the
3145:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
2046:and played no role in her crippling and sinking.
1883:arrived at Sasebo for refits and training in the
1405:fleet anchorage on 29 November 1941 to begin the
710:, related to obtaining the contract for building
2795:
2793:
2791:
2749:
2747:
2491:
2489:
2595:"Japanese 14"/45 (35.6 cm) 41st Year Type"
2487:
2485:
2483:
2481:
2479:
2477:
2475:
2473:
2471:
2469:
2313:
2311:
2309:
2307:
2305:
2303:
2042:in all reality failed to score a single hit on
1606:was attacked but missed by nine British medium
1576:moved southwest to locate the remainder of the
1218:On 25 February 1933, following a report by the
4755:World War II shipwrecks in the South China Sea
3257:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2834:
2832:
2301:
2299:
2297:
2295:
2293:
2291:
2289:
2287:
2285:
2283:
2266:she had been completed as an aircraft carrier.
2232:List by death toll of ships sunk by submarines
4740:Second Sino-Japanese War naval ships of Japan
3952:
3490:
3080:
3078:
2147:with all hands. The torpedoes flooded two of
1538:for 15 days of standby alert. In April 1942,
1437:by Japan's land-based aircraft from southern
1370:alongside her fully modified sister warships
780:-tightness. Each of her main guns could fire
240:(19,000 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
8:
4760:World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean
2447:Bob Hackett; Sander Kingsepp; Lars Ahlberg.
2376:
2374:
2372:
1016:as a practice target. She was a Russian pre-
430:constructed outside Japan. She was formally
3303:Imperial Japanese Navy Battleship 1941–1945
3192:Lengerer, Hans & Ahlberg, Lars (2019).
3040:"Yamato and Musashi Internet Photo Archive"
2908:
2906:
2878:
2876:
2848:
2846:
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2822:
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2684:
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2430:
2428:
2426:
2424:
2422:
1150:in 1931, following her first reconstruction
916:for armament checks. On 3 August 1914, the
896:Japanese battlecruiser Kongo as first built
277:8 × 76 mm (3 in) naval guns (8×1)
3959:
3945:
3937:
3497:
3483:
3475:
3386:
2420:
2418:
2416:
2414:
2412:
2410:
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2406:
2404:
2402:
2362:
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2358:
1936:another eighteen single mounts installed.
1534:on 7 March 1942, and then she returned to
1491:provided distant cover for air attacks on
1020:that had been captured in 1905 during the
908:from 20 to 27 October, before arriving at
760:main armament as built consisted of eight
623:in 1908. These four battlecruisers of the
478:fought in many major naval actions of the
280:4 × 6.5 mm (0.26 in) machine gun
3505:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1924
2617:"Japanese Naval Ordnance: 14"/45 caliber"
1919:, where they were joined by Vice-Admiral
1139:1929–1935: Reconstruction into battleship
272:6-inch (15 cm) 50 caliber naval guns
2588:
2586:
2584:
1817:to the Kure Naval Base. On 27 February,
1290:reconnaissance and spotter floatplanes.
1245:
565:was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine
19:For other ships with the same name, see
3044:ultimatebattleshipyamatosite.tripod.com
2279:
2248:
1417:and northern Malaya in preparation for
1010:participated in the sinking of the old
804:s armor-piercing shells using red dye.
155:in the Formosa Strait, 21 November 1944
2648:
2646:
1243:, as part of a gunnery demonstration.
27:
3239:Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II
2700:"Kongō class Fast Battleships (1912)"
2560:
2558:
2325:
2323:
2133:followed by three stern torpedoes at
1278:style of forward superstructure, and
1116:. On 14 June 1924, she collided with
762:Vickers 14 inch (356 mm)/45 naval gun
665:, with the remainder built in Japan.
311:25 mm Type 96 Antiaircraft autocannon
54:
7:
3356:The Second World War in the Far East
3318:The Historical Atlas of World War II
3147:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1122:during maneuvers. In November 1924,
659:Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering
4770:Maritime incidents in November 1944
3320:. London: Cartographica Press Ltd.
1191:On 22 April 1930, Japan signed the
718:, the government of Prime Minister
3275:. New York: Norton & Company.
2038:6.1-inch (155 mm) secondary guns.
1024:that had next served as an I.J.N.
290:356 mm (14 in) naval gun
265:356 mm (14 in) naval gun
208:9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
192:222 m (728 ft 4 in)
14:
4765:Ships sunk by American submarines
4745:World War II battleships of Japan
3290:. New York: Time-Life Books Inc.
3176:Jackson, Robert (editor) (2008).
2698:dreadnaughtz (24 February 2021).
2052:then targeted the escort carrier
1834:sortied alongside the battleship
968:was quickly deployed towards the
200:31 m (101 ft 8 in)
4720:Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness
4656:
4651:
4639:
4631:
3922:
3917:
3255:Russian & Soviet Battleships
3013:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander.
2317:Gardiner and Gray (1980), p. 234
1763:Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1239:naval attaché to Japan, Captain
1028:. With the defeat of the German
815:originally consisted of sixteen
756:was laid down. Because of this,
681:was completed on 16 April 1913.
184:36,600 long tons (37,187 t)
56:
40:on sea trials, off the coast of
31:
4750:Shipwrecks in the Taiwan Strait
3459:List of battlecruisers of Japan
2020:was hit, but fellow battleship
1094:-class battlecruisers, and the
817:6-inch (152 mm) 50 calibre
732:on full power trials 8 May 1913
2543:(in German). 14 September 2008
1204:Japanese invasion of Manchuria
1038:Battle of the Falkland Islands
1:
3336:. New York: Time-Life Books.
3305:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
3163:The World's Great Battleships
2505:Mitchell, Richard H. (1996).
2034:, as well as three hits from
1702:was ordered to return to the
1658:'s invasion force during the
3464:List of battleships of Japan
3377:The Japanese Battle Cruiser
3253:McLaughlin, Stephen (2003).
3110:. London. Rebo Productions.
2732:McLaughlin (2003), pp. 44–45
1968:. On 25 October, during the
1929:Battle of the Philippine Sea
1790:1943: Movement between bases
1580:, then under the command of
1343:. Throughout 1938 and 1939,
1282:were added to support three
928:, sparking the beginning of
774:Office of Naval Intelligence
555:Battle of the Philippine Sea
420:Vickers Shipbuilding Company
103:Vickers Shipbuilding Company
16:Kongō-class Japanese warship
3237:McCurtie, Francis (1989) .
3108:World War II in Photographs
3003:Lundgren (2014), pp. 70, 78
2129:fired six bow torpedoes at
1784:Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
1542:joined five fleet carriers
1335:bombed the Chinese city of
228:(35 mph; 56 km/h)
4791:
4735:Maritime incidents in 1924
4715:Kongō-class battlecruisers
3196:. Vol. I: Armourclad
2511:University of Hawaii Press
2507:Political Bribery in Japan
2163:along with the destroyers
1745:, to bombard the American
1258:1935–1941: Fast battleship
830:5-inch (127 mm) 40-calibre
688:
583:
346:: 254 mm (10 in)
18:
4775:Naval magazine explosions
4626:
3912:
3454:
3437:
3401:
3301:Stille, Cdr Mark (2008).
3288:Return to the Philippines
3286:Steinberg, Rafael (1980)
3241:. London: Bracken Books.
3219:Lundgren, Robert (2014).
3161:Jackson, Robert (2000).
2007:, severe damage that cut
1966:Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
1801:in her 1944 configuration
1530:off the western coast of
1464:. The Main Body departed
1390:1942: Pacific War service
1362:s armament barbettes and
586:Kongō-class battlecruiser
382:
340:: 229 mm (9 in)
328:: 203 mm (8 in)
304:127 mm (5.0 in)
159:
49:
30:
3867:October (unknown date):
2838:McCurtie (1989), p. 185.
2653:DiGiulian, Tony (2008).
2593:DiGiulian, Tony (2009).
2382:"Kongo-class Battleship"
2330:DiGiulian, Tony (2010).
1719:Battle of Cape Esperance
1717:In the aftermath of the
1698:. On 20 September, this
1582:Admiral James Somerville
1341:Second Sino-Japanese War
984:and her new sister ship
976:returned to the port of
888:1913–1929: Battlecruiser
462:Second Sino-Japanese War
216:Steam turbines, 4 shafts
3332:Wheeler, Keith (1980).
3180:. London: Amber Books.
3165:. Dallas: Brown Books.
3063:Lundgren (2014), p. 131
2948:Steinberg (1980), p. 49
2939:Willmott (2002), p. 141
2930:Swanston (2007), p. 223
2921:Swanston (2007), p. 220
2900:Willmott (2002), p. 100
1108:gave transportation to
1057:Washington Naval Treaty
870:Being a battlecruiser,
685:Siemens-Vickers Scandal
580:Design and construction
297:152 mm (6 in)
160:General characteristics
3093:Wheeler (1980), p. 184
3084:Wheeler (1980), p. 183
2861:Willmott (2002), p. 56
2808:Willmott (2002), p. 35
2799:Jackson (2000), p. 72.
2753:Jackson (2000), p. 68.
2741:Jackson (2000), p. 67.
1903:
1802:
1572:on 5 April 1942, this
1427:and the battlecruiser
1254:
1151:
910:Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
897:
733:
595:Imperial Japanese Navy
514:primarily remained at
456:was reclassified as a
426:was the last Japanese
393:Imperial Japanese Navy
368:
3395:-class battlecruisers
3358:. Smithsonian Books.
3350:Willmott, H.P. &
3334:War Under the Pacific
3124:Warship International
3106:Boyle, David (1998).
2762:Jackson (2000), p. 69
2688:Stille (2008), p. 16.
2640:Jackson (2000), p. 48
2567:IJN Kongo - Guide 174
2495:Jackson (2008), p. 27
1898:
1891:1944: Combat and loss
1797:
1769:was attacked by four
1584:. On 9 April, one of
1578:British Eastern Fleet
1325:Sasebo Naval District
1249:
1146:
1110:Crown Prince Hirohito
924:and then invaded via
895:
728:
593:was the first of the
572:while transiting the
490:(part of present-day
391:was a warship of the
357:
3271:Schom, Alan (2004).
3072:Boyle (1998), p. 508
2912:Schom (2004), p. 382
2891:Schom (2004), p. 296
2882:Boyle (1998), p. 370
2870:Boyle (1998), p. 368
2852:Stille (2008), p. 19
2826:Stille (2008), p. 18
2785:Stille (2008), p. 15
2723:Stille (2008), p. 14
2366:Stille (2007), p. 20
2352:Stille (2008), p. 17
1958:Battle of Leyte Gulf
1947:Battle of Leyte Gulf
1940:Battle of Leyte Gulf
1866:On 17 October 1943,
1765:on 26 October 1942,
1323:was assigned to the
642:afloat at the time.
559:Battle of Leyte Gulf
553:participated in the
508:Guadalcanal Campaign
4685: /
4391:Unknown date:
2258:was laid down as a
2218:As of August 2024,
1774:and the sinking of
1771:Grumman TBF Avenger
1654:as part of Admiral
1351:assumed command of
1193:London Naval Treaty
1167:Anti-torpedo bulges
1077:anti-torpedo bulges
1013:Imperator Nikolai I
900:On 16 August 1913,
764:heavy-caliber main
671:Portsmouth, England
510:. Throughout 1943,
484:amphibious landings
470:Battle of Singapore
364:Scientific American
21:Japanese ship Kongō
4689:26.150°N 121.383°E
3596:Shogiku Maru No. 2
3178:101 Great Warships
2704:naval encyclopedia
2513:. pp. 28–31.
2070:and the destroyer
1904:
1803:
1737:, escorted by one
1688:amphibious landing
1407:War in the Pacific
1401:departed from the
1319:In February 1937,
1255:
1235:was toured by the
1171:aircraft catapults
1152:
1030:East Asia Squadron
1022:Russo-Japanese War
898:
860:rapid-fire cannons
734:
720:Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
697:The New York Times
369:
44:, 14 November 1936
4668:
4667:
3934:
3933:
3472:
3471:
3311:978-1-84603-280-6
3230:978-1-60888-046-1
3211:978-953-8218-26-2
3186:978-1-905704-72-9
2963:, 4 November 2021
2079:Samuel B. Roberts
1952:In October 1944,
1906:In January 1944,
1805:Throughout 1943,
1684:U.S. Marine Corps
1516:Dutch East Indies
1508:aircraft carriers
1268:aircraft carriers
1224:League of Nations
1220:Lytton Commission
1090:battleships, the
1000:Sasebo Naval Base
992:Siege of Tsingtao
934:Kaiser Wilhelm II
809:secondary battery
702:The Asahi Shimbun
655:Barrow-in-Furness
653:was laid down at
532:Sasebo Naval Base
496:Dutch East Indies
416:Barrow-in-Furness
352:
351:
107:Barrow-in-Furness
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3840:Submarine No. 24
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3803:Submarine No. 62
3796:
3793:Submarine No. 45
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3773:Submarine No. 22
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3555:Submarine No. 43
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2655:"Japanese 5"/40"
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2332:"Japanese 6"/50"
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2315:
2267:
2253:
2153:
1970:Battle off Samar
1853:naval task force
1727:Isoroku Yamamoto
1660:Battle of Midway
1621:On 27 May 1942,
1590:
1574:naval task force
1528:Christmas Island
1498:On 21 February,
1470:French Indochina
1447:
1435:quickly defeated
1361:
1306:
1298:
1262:On 1 June 1935,
1201:
1179:
1164:
1119:Submarine No. 62
962:Marianas Islands
958:Marshall Islands
950:Caroline Islands
920:declared war on
853:
838:
803:
747:
544:aircraft carrier
520:Caroline Islands
504:Battle of Midway
446:launch catapults
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66:
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2151:
2096:
2090:on 28 October.
1978:escort carriers
1942:
1925:Mariana Islands
1893:
1826:'s invasion of
1792:
1751:Henderson Field
1708:Central Pacific
1704:Truk Naval Base
1696:Solomon Islands
1588:
1445:
1424:Prince of Wales
1392:
1359:
1304:
1296:
1260:
1199:
1177:
1162:
1141:
1104:In April 1923,
970:Central Pacific
914:Kure Naval Base
890:
885:
883:Service history
868:
851:
836:
819:guns in single
801:
745:
739:
693:
691:Siemens scandal
687:
614:George Thurston
588:
582:
524:Kure Naval Base
506:and during the
458:fast battleship
408:George Thurston
376:
313:(15×3,8×2,40×1)
299:naval gun (8×1)
140:20 January 1945
116:17 January 1911
64:Empire of Japan
62:
57:
55:
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4590:Gus W. Darnell
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4545:Walter C. Wann
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4081:Gokoku Maru
2661:26 February
2626:11 February
2601:26 February
2540:Der Spiegel
2338:26 February
2208:battleship
2194:battleship
2055:Gambier Bay
1877:Wake Island
1828:Attu Island
1782:during the
1761:During the
1723:Guadalcanal
1692:Guadalcanal
1600:Trincomalee
1562:Dorsetshire
1552:Trincomalee
1462:Philippines
1403:Hashirajima
1339:during the
1276:pagoda mast
1237:Nazi German
1132:pagoda mast
1018:dreadnought
930:World War I
675:fitting-out
607:battleships
516:Truk Lagoon
480:Pacific War
450:floatplanes
414:in 1911 at
387:Mount Kongō
338:Gun turrets
124:18 May 1912
85:Mount Kongō
4730:1912 ships
4709:Categories
4574:HMAS
4517:Potawatomi
4503:Petrof Bay
4496:Oberrender
4320:Shimotsuki
4314:Shawinigan
4312:HMCS
4260:HMAS
4174:Hatsu Maru
4140:HMAS
4088:Mount Hood
3985:Abner Read
3974:Shipwrecks
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3818:HMAS
3721:Resolution
3677:Washington
3564:HMAS
3512:Shipwrecks
3130:(4): 289.
2264:Archerfish
2238:References
2009:Johnston's
1885:Inland Sea
1743:destroyers
1700:task force
1544:in attacks
1526:bombarded
1364:ammunition
1034:Royal Navy
766:naval guns
620:Invincible
584:See also:
494:) and the
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306:guns (6×2)
245:Complement
213:Propulsion
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4608:Spearfish
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3688:Vernon II
3675:USS
3566:Australia
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3136:0043-0374
2274:Citations
2243:Footnotes
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2198:Royal Oak
2196:HMS
2120:USS
1996:USS
1982:USS
1873:air raids
1846:USS
1824:U.S. Army
1780:Kirishima
1741:and nine
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1598:south of
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1532:Australia
1460:, in the
1450:Indochina
1377:Kirishima
1280:catapults
1182:long tons
906:Singapore
821:casemates
633:HMS
618:HMS
567:USS
547:air raids
528:Hiroshima
500:Indonesia
412:laid down
344:Barbettes
150:USS
113:Laid down
4680:121°23′E
4510:Piedmont
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4426:Abarenda
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4102:Naganami
4096:Hamanami
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3780:28 Apr:
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3731:Rhenania
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2967:16 April
2226:See also
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2166:Hamakaze
2073:Heermann
2044:Johnston
2036:Yamato's
2028:Johnston
2018:Johnston
1998:Johnston
1917:Tawitawi
1857:Yokosuka
1842:cruisers
1755:airfield
1747:air base
1629:and the
1569:Cornwall
1476:and the
1415:Thailand
1380:and the
978:Yokosuka
737:Armament
611:engineer
557:and the
536:Nagasaki
492:Malaysia
379:Japanese
253:Armament
148:Sunk by
137:Stricken
121:Launched
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4725:Vickers
4677:26°09′N
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4454:Cacapon
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4276:Urakaze
4225:Shin'yō
4198:Okinami
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3586:America
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2709:1 April
2574:1 April
2256:Shinano
2190:Revenge
2172:Isokaze
2161:Formosa
2157:Keelung
2144:Urakaze
2127:Sealion
2122:Sealion
2094:Sinking
1848:Sawfish
1837:Musashi
1712:equator
1706:in the
1694:in the
1608:bombers
1548:Colombo
1510:, five
1439:Vietnam
1430:Repulse
1081:armored
1036:at the
1032:by the
1026:warship
994:. Then
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872:Kongō's
856:Type 96
770:turrets
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750:Vickers
629:Turkish
601:-class
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538:), and
518:in the
399:of the
205:Draught
152:Sealion
99:Builder
91:Ordered
50:History
4576:ML 827
4567:U-1052
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4433:Alhena
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4645:1945
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3360:ISBN
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