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507:, but the combination of a shortage of Japanese-built 12-inch guns and their additional expense caused the ships to be redesigned to carry four 12-inch and twelve 10-inch (254 mm) guns, all in twin-gun turrets. The intended armament of these ships, laid down before
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1000:, signed in February 1922. Japan was well over the tonnage limits and all of her obsolete predreadnought and semi-dreadnought battleships had to be disposed of by the end of 1924. Both ships were disarmed at Yokosuka in 1922, stricken from the
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Squadron upon the completion of her refit and remained with it until she was transferred to the 2nd Battleship Squadron in 1918.
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1396:Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945
1358:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
704:in two gun turrets, one each fore and aft of the
996:to discuss arms limitations, which produced the
767:QF 12-pounder (3-inch (76 mm)) 12-cwt guns
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1360:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1322:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
647:. The engines were rated at a total of 17,300
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1318:Evans, David & Peattie, Mark R. (1997).
1056:, 12 cwt referring to the weight of the gun.
1413:Lengerer, Hans & Ahlberg, Lars (2019).
1341:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth.
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752:4.7-inch (120 mm) 41st Year Type guns
931:The completion of the British battleship
746:, in contrast, was equipped with a dozen
604:of 83.5 feet (25.5 m), and a normal
1176:Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, pp. 23–24
920:Sunk as a target ship, 2 September 1924
757:The ships were also equipped with four (
736:6-inch (152 mm) 41st Year Type guns
1504:Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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1036:five days later in the same area.
1020:in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1924;
943:in 1910 and did not include them.
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308:10 in (254 mm) guns
302:12 in (305 mm) guns
1602:List of battleships of Japan
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314:6 in (152 mm) guns
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474:similar, but three funnels.
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1266:Silverstone, p. 325
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237:2 shafts; 2
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196:20 Miyabara
155:Displacement
106:
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2450:Akitsushima
2187:battleships
2184:Dreadnought
1820:Akitsushima
933:Dreadnought
892:target ship
750:40-caliber
584:half sister
543:Description
524:Lord Nelson
511:Dreadnought
505:gun turrets
436:, although
434:World War I
430:dreadnought
418:battleships
369:Gun turrets
312:8 × single
278:9,100
77:Preceded by
30:The second
2744:Categories
2723:Royal Navy
2680:Submarines
2537:Destroyers
2443:Matsushima
2251:Shikishima
1935:Destroyers
1813:Matsushima
1669:Shikishima
1312:References
890:Sunk as a
861:Completed
661:sea trials
628:Propulsion
557:until the
458:Background
287:Complement
232:Propulsion
149:battleship
103:Subclasses
2560:Shirakumo
2026:Shirataka
1990:Corvettes
1965:Shirakumo
1064:Footnotes
1002:Navy List
852:Laid down
806:amidships
794:main belt
791:waterline
779:broadside
740:casemates
614:long tons
610:displaced
572:launching
555:laid down
530:amidships
509:HMS
454:of 1922.
428:and true
381:Casemates
306:6 × twin
300:2 × twin
160:long tons
129:Completed
124:1909–1922
116:1905–1911
59:Operators
2669:Hayabusa
2649:Minekaze
2635:Kawakaze
2574:Kamikaze
2567:Harusame
2553:Murakumo
2546:Ikazuchi
2286:Borodino
2265:Peresvet
2173:Wakamiya
2044:Gunboats
2033:Hayabusa
1979:Kamikaze
1972:Harusame
1958:Akatsuki
1951:Murakumo
1944:Ikazuchi
1889:Tsukushi
1841:Takasago
1717:Dingyuan
972:and the
970:Caroline
857:Launched
848:Builder
693:Armament
683:launched
645:fuel oil
444:squadron
295:Armament
2609:Isokaze
2595:Urakaze
2581:Umikaze
2526:Chihaya
2519:Tatsuta
2499:Chikuma
2471:Niitaka
2436:Chiyoda
2375:Tsukuba
2300:Satsuma
2196:Kawachi
2074:Epsilon
1924:Chihaya
1910:Tatsuta
1903:Yaeyama
1855:Niitaka
1827:Yoshino
1806:Chiyoda
1772:Tsukuba
1697:Satsuma
1587:Kawachi
1555:Satsuma
1541:Satsuma
1022:Satsuma
978:Satsuma
955:Satsuma
927:Service
871:Satsuma
814:Satsuma
798:Satsuma
796:of the
759:Satsuma
744:Satsuma
699:caliber
673:funnels
665:Satsuma
633:Satsuma
612:19,372
596:had an
594:Satsuma
588:Satsuma
567:Tsukuba
559:slipway
519:Satsuma
498:Satsuma
480:Satsuma
468:Satsuma
439:Satsuma
394:Satsuma
342:torpedo
329:Satsuma
290:800–940
243:Satsuma
202:Satsuma
95:Kawachi
52:Satsuma
32:Satsuma
2700:Type L
2694:Kaichū
2688:Type F
2588:Sakura
2464:Kasagi
2429:Naniwa
2402:Tenryū
2368:Kasuga
2354:Yakumo
2293:Katori
2279:Mikasa
2217:Nagato
2067:Ōshima
2019:Kotaka
1999:Kaimon
1917:Miyako
1848:Kasagi
1799:Naniwa
1765:Kasuga
1751:Yakumo
1690:Katori
1683:Mikasa
1578:Katori
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1027:Nagato
810:strake
718:Katori
491:-class
489:Katori
442:led a
327:guns (
266:18–20
252:sets (
167:Length
82:Katori
68:
2628:Enoki
2478:Otowa
2382:Ibuki
2361:Azuma
2347:Izumo
2340:Asama
2320:Kongō
2272:Hizen
2258:Asahi
2095:Heien
2053:Banjō
1896:Takao
1869:Saien
1862:Otowa
1792:Izumi
1758:Azuma
1744:Izumo
1737:Asama
1676:Asahi
1589:class
1580:class
1423:Kongō
1040:Notes
1033:Mutsu
1017:Hyūga
1011:Kongō
864:Fate
845:Ship
835:Ships
817:'
785:Armor
732:'
657:knots
606:draft
526:class
402:薩摩型戦艦
396:class
351:Armor
344:tubes
275:Range
268:knots
263:Speed
183:Draft
113:Built
97:class
84:class
54:class
2642:Momi
2616:Momo
2602:Kaba
2492:Yodo
2485:Tone
2457:Suma
2409:Kuma
2237:Fuji
2203:Fusō
2081:Iota
2060:Maya
1834:Suma
1662:Fuji
1484:ISBN
1465:ISBN
1446:ISBN
1427:ISBN
1419:Fusō
1400:ISBN
1381:ISBN
1362:ISBN
1343:ISBN
1324:ISBN
1030:and
953:and
951:Kure
825:deck
789:The
602:beam
478:The
391:The
363:Deck
175:Beam
142:Type
48:Name
2210:Ise
2088:Uji
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