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List of battlecruisers of Japan

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617: 19: 72:. In the aftermath, the Japanese immediately turned their focus to the two remaining rivals for imperial dominance in the Pacific Ocean: Britain and the United States. Japanese naval planners calculated that in any conflict with the U.S. Navy, Japan would need a fleet at least 70 percent as strong as the United States' in order to emerge victorious. To that end, the concept of the 888: 337: 901:
Design B-64 was originally intended to be part of Japan's Night Battle Force, a force that would attack an enemy fleet's outer defence ring of cruisers and destroyers under the cover of darkness. After penetrating the ring, Japanese cruisers and destroyers would launch torpedo attacks on the enemy's
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battleships. The remainder of the enemy would be finished off by the main fleet on the following day. The B-64s were intended to support the lighter cruisers and destroyers in these nighttime strikes. This strategy was altered when the Japanese learned the specifications of the United States'
411:. The modernisations strengthened their armour, equipped them with seaplanes, overhauled their engine plant, and reconfigured their armament. With a top speed of 30 kn (35 mph) and efficient engine plants, all four were active in the 1722: 384:, with the remaining three built in Japan. They were armed with eight 14 in (356 mm) main guns, could sail at 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph), and were considered to "outclass all other ships". 361:
ships were the first battlecruisers ordered by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The four ships were authorised in 1910 as part of the Emergency Naval Expansion Bill, in response to the construction of
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large cruisers. The design was enlarged and redesignated B-65; their purpose would now be to screen the main battle fleet against the threat posed by the fast and heavily armed
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s. With war looming in 1940, the Japanese focused on more useful and versatile ship types such as aircraft carriers and cruisers; the Japanese defeat at the 1942
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As the ships were only in the design phase when cancelled – no orders were placed and no construction had begun – the B-65s were never assigned actual names.
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In the aftermath of the Washington Naval Treaty, all four ships underwent extensive modernisation in the 1920s and 1930s, which reconfigured them as
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meant that the ships were postponed indefinitely, and with more important strategic considerations to worry about, the ships were never built.
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4 screws, steam turbines, 27.5 kn (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph) (later 30.5 kn (56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph))
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put an enormous strain on the Japanese government, which by that time was spending a full third of its budget on the navy.
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went on as an aircraft carrier to fight in the Second World War, where it was sunk after air attack during the
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was struck from the navy list and sold for scrapping, which began on 14 April 1924. The other two ships,
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in November 1942, one by American submarine in November 1944, and one by American aircraft at
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was being converted to an aircraft carrier when its hull was catastrophically damaged by the
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of ten 16-inch (410 mm) guns, but none were ever completed as battlecruisers, as the
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was developed, where eight battleships and eight battlecruisers would form a cohesive
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limited the size of the navies of Japan, Britain and the United States. Before the
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Reordered as aircraft carrier; damaged in earthquake; cancelled and scrapped
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class were scrapped in 1924 according to the terms of the Washington Treaty.
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Four sets of geared steam turbines, 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
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were planned. The order for these ships and four battleships of the
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The dates work began and finished on the ship and its ultimate fate
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forced the class' cancellation, but the two closest to completion (
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4 screws, steam turbines, 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
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by a provision that allowed two capital ships to be converted to
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Scuttled following Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942
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The first phase of the Eight-Eight plan began in 1910, when the
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concept, which had proved highly successful against the Russian
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Of the eight battlecruiser hulls laid down by Japan (the four
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Sank following Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 15 November 1942
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in April 1915. The vessels saw minor patrol duty during the
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after suffering severe damage from air attacks during the
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A line drawing of the plans for the Design B-65 cruisers
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The eventual fate of the ship (e.g., sunk, scrapped)
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(1985). 1155: 1153: 8: 1187: 1185: 1183: 1151: 1149: 1147: 1145: 1143: 1141: 1139: 1137: 1135: 1133: 840:Reordered and completed as aircraft carrier 166:class), none survived the Second World War. 85: 1499:Imperial Japanese Navy Battleship 1941–1945 1274: 1272: 132:, an additional four battlecruisers of the 1675: 1661: 1653: 1555: 1541: 1533: 1295: 1293: 919: 757: 469: 219: 963:9 × 12.2 in (310 mm) 455:was torpedoed on 21 November 1944 in the 435:sailed with the Southern Force to invade 139:were ordered. The ships would have had a 974: 968: 965: 962: 951: 948: 945: 805: 802: 799: 789: 786: 783: 519: 516: 513: 501: 498: 495: 1358: 1356: 1354: 1352: 1350: 1077: 1032: 637:As part of the Eight-Eight fleet, four 423:sailed with the carrier strikeforce to 987: 982: 971: 956: 862: 844: 824: 808: 794: 584: 566: 548: 530: 506: 372:. Designed by British naval architect 110:. Designed by British naval architect 1471:Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II 1451:Lacroix, Eric; Wells, Linton (1997). 1055:was reordered as an aircraft carrier. 921:Specifications and construction data 114:, the first of these battlecruisers ( 7: 1453:Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War 688:shipyard on 22 November 1921, while 128:of their time. At the height of the 14: 969:34,000 long tons (34,546 t) 806:46,000 long tons (46,738 t) 103:) and four battlecruisers of the 759:Specifications and service data 623:on 6 April 1925, soon after its 471:Specifications and service data 380:) was constructed in Britain by 120:) was constructed in Britain by 703:The terms of the February 1922 669:followed ten days later at the 376:, the first ship of the class ( 1326:Evans and Peattie, pp. 359–360 1308:Evans and Peattie, pp. 273–276 800:10 × 16 in (406 mm) 388:was completed in August 1913, 1: 1642:List of sunken battlecruisers 1516:. New York: Time-Life Books. 1501:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. 1438:The World's Great Battleships 986: 955: 861: 843: 823: 793: 583: 565: 547: 514:8 × 14 in (356 mm) 505: 1759:Japanese naval-related lists 1718:Imperial Japanese Navy ships 1335:Lacroix and Wells II, p. 829 1317:Lacroix and Wells II, p. 606 1006:List of battleships of Japan 990: 988:Yard number 796 (not named) 977: 870: 867: 852: 849: 834: 831: 814: 811: 594: 591: 576: 573: 558: 555: 536: 533: 178:, while the last two of the 1564:Battlecruisers of the World 1469:McCurtie, Francis (1989) . 1344:Garzke and Dulin, pp. 84–85 1111:Evans & Peattie, p. 150 1016:List of destroyers of Japan 725:1923 Great Kantō earthquake 449:Naval Battle of Guadalcanal 231:The number and type of the 206:Naval Battle of Guadalcanal 1775: 966:7.5 in (191 mm) 944: 894: 875: 857: 839: 819: 782: 630: 597: 579: 561: 539: 494: 347: 1688: 1637: 1473:. London: Bracken Books. 1436:Jackson, Robert (2000). 1287:Gardiner and Gray, p. 224 1212:Gardiner and Gray, p. 234 1168:Evans and Peattie, p. 360 1159:Gardiner and Gray, p. 235 1011:List of cruisers of Japan 816:November 1923 (projected) 803:10 in (254 mm) 657:was the first ship to be 633:Amagi-class battlecruiser 350:Kongō-class battlecruiser 344:in its 1944 configuration 316: 303: 289: 279: 265: 252: 239: 225: 200:on 5 June 1942. The four 174:in 1923 and subsequently 48: 1487:. Norton & Company. 517:8 in (203 mm) 80:. Similar to the German 1754:Lists of ships of Japan 1749:Lists of battlecruisers 1744:Battlecruisers of Japan 1683:Lists of Japanese ships 1512:Wheeler, Keith (1980). 1362:Garzke and Dulin, p. 86 983:Not ordered due to war 876:Cancelled and scrapped 858:Cancelled and scrapped 705:Washington Naval Treaty 145:Washington Naval Treaty 1376:Evans, David C. & 892: 883:Design B-64/B-65 class 715:) were saved from the 628: 627:as an aircraft carrier 345: 340:Artist's rendition of 309:The date the ship was 299:began to be assembled 192:in the 1920s, but was 172:Great Kantō earthquake 86: 44:Imperial Japanese Navy 39: 1514:War Under the Pacific 1497:Stille, Mark (2008). 890: 700:on 19 December 1921. 642:-class battlecruisers 619: 447:were lost during the 339: 38:, on 23 January 1915. 34:battlecruiser on its 21: 1483:Schom, Alan (2004). 598:Sunk by air attack, 463:was sunk during the 392:in August 1914, and 261:at full combat load 188:was converted to an 922: 897:Design B-65 cruiser 760: 680:s keel was laid in 544:, 21 November 1944 472: 425:attack Pearl Harbor 222: 920: 893: 758: 629: 470: 346: 220: 87:Kaiserliche Marine 70:Russo-Japanese War 68:at the end of the 66:Battle of Tsushima 40: 1731: 1730: 1650: 1649: 1507:978-1-84603-280-6 1440:. Brown Books. 1230:Stille, pp. 16–17 1048:-class battleship 997: 996: 880: 879: 868:19 December 1921 850:22 November 1921 812:16 December 1920 721:aircraft carriers 606: 605: 540:Torpedoed in the 467:on 28 July 1945. 326: 325: 259:Ship displacement 245:Thickness of the 74:Eight-Eight fleet 1766: 1677: 1670: 1663: 1654: 1557: 1550: 1543: 1534: 1527: 1466: 1433: 1414: 1395: 1378:Peattie, Mark R. 1363: 1360: 1345: 1342: 1336: 1333: 1327: 1324: 1318: 1315: 1309: 1306: 1300: 1297: 1288: 1285: 1279: 1276: 1267: 1264: 1258: 1255: 1249: 1248:McCurtie, p. 185 1246: 1240: 1237: 1231: 1228: 1222: 1219: 1213: 1210: 1204: 1201: 1192: 1189: 1178: 1175: 1169: 1166: 1160: 1157: 1128: 1125: 1112: 1109: 1103: 1100: 1094: 1091: 1085: 1082: 1065: 1062: 1056: 1037: 992:1946 (projected) 979:1945 (projected) 960:795 (not named) 923: 915:Battle of Midway 832:6 December 1920 761: 753:Battle of Midway 679: 556:4 November 1911 534:17 January 1911 473: 413:Second World War 409:fast battleships 223: 198:Battle of Midway 190:aircraft carrier 149:Second World War 89: 58:armoured cruiser 51: 50: 1774: 1773: 1769: 1768: 1767: 1765: 1764: 1763: 1734: 1733: 1732: 1727: 1684: 1681: 1651: 1646: 1633: 1612: 1566: 1561: 1524: 1511: 1463: 1450: 1430: 1417: 1411: 1398: 1392: 1375: 1372: 1367: 1366: 1361: 1348: 1343: 1339: 1334: 1330: 1325: 1321: 1316: 1312: 1307: 1303: 1298: 1291: 1286: 1282: 1277: 1270: 1265: 1261: 1256: 1252: 1247: 1243: 1238: 1234: 1229: 1225: 1220: 1216: 1211: 1207: 1203:Jackson, p. 129 1202: 1195: 1191:Wheeler, p. 183 1190: 1181: 1177:Jackson, p. 121 1176: 1172: 1167: 1163: 1158: 1131: 1126: 1115: 1110: 1106: 1101: 1097: 1092: 1088: 1083: 1079: 1074: 1069: 1068: 1063: 1059: 1038: 1034: 1029: 1024: 1002: 899: 885: 723:. 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Index


Haruna
Kongō-class
sea trials
Imperial Japanese Navy
battlecruisers
armoured cruiser
Baltic Fleet
Battle of Tsushima
Russo-Japanese War
Eight-Eight fleet
battle line
Imperial Navy
Diet of Japan
Fusō
Kongō class
George Thurston
Kongō
Vickers
capital ships
First World War
Amagi class
main battery
Washington Naval Treaty
Second World War
Design B-65
Great Kantō earthquake
broken up
Akagi
aircraft carrier

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