Battleship on Imperial Japanese Warships6/26/2013 Subscribe Search m IJ a p a e la ir n e s e W a s p rs h i Home Aircraft Carriers Battleships Heavy Cruisers Light Cruisers Submarines Destroyers Kongos in Company by Mitch on March 17, 2013 0 Comments POST CATEGORIES No blog categories POST ARCHIVES No blog archives On the night of 20th November 1944, at 0301hrs, the Kongo was struck by two torpedoes fired from the USS Sealion, with the escort destroyer Urakaze being hit by a third and sunk. Though damaged and listing, the Kongō was still able to make way and continued with the group until the extent of the damage forced her to slowly fall out from the formation. Permission was sought and granted for the Kongō to make for the nearby port of Keelung, on the northern tip of Taiwan some 65 nautical miles to the southeast, and the Kongo departed the main group at 0440hrs along with a small destroyer escort. Within fifteen minutes of detaching herself from the main force, the Kongōo found herself listing at 45 degrees and flooding uncontrollably. At 0518, the vessel was dead in the water and the order was given to abandon ship once it was ... read more Retweet Share Nippon’s first dreadnought by Mitch on July 31, 2012 0 Comments The oldest battleships deployed by Japan during World War II were Nippon’s first dreadnought class, the four impressive Kongos (Kongo, Hiei, Haruna, and Kirishima). These were the only warships ever to have begun their service lives as battle cruisers and to be later rebuilt into battleships. They were slightly faster than contemporary RN battle cruisers, yet their protection was almost on a battleship level. Although the designs were British, Kongo was the last Japanese battleship http://imperialjapanesewarships.devhub.com/blog/category/battleship/ 1 / 10 She was also the .. and she was the first battleship to be designed and built domestically in Japan.Battleship on Imperial Japanese Warships 6/26/2013 to be actually built abroad (design and construction by Vickers of Great Britain). beginning in the mid-1930s. Navy with the Iowas. They emerged from this modernization as true battleships. 2012 0 Comments Satsuma was a semi-dreadnought type battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy. although gun shortages caused HMS Dreadnought to be the first one to be completed.com/blog/category/battleship/ 2 / 10 . Some naval historians regard the battleship Aki as her sister ship. 2012 0 Comments http://imperialjapanesewarships. now a part of Kagoshima prefecture. read more Retweet Share Kongo Class by Mitch on June 7. similar to that of the U. all four units were modernized. The basis of the design was essentially a modified version of the Royal Navy's Lord Nelson class battleship and many parts were sourced from the United Kingdom. to increase speed specifically to serve as escorts for Japan’s projected aircraft carrier task force in the event of war.. Satsuma was the first ship in the world to be designed and laid down as an all-biggun battleship..devhub. although Aki differed considerably with her turbine-powered engine and sleek silhouette. declared in violation under the terms of . Funding for Satsuma was approved as part of the 1904 Emergency Budget for the Russo-Japanese War. (Hiei.. In a foresighted move. designed and built in Japan by the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal. read more Retweet Share BB Satsuma redux by Mitch on July 11.S. The name Satsuma comes from Satsuma Province. in that Vickers' chief designer. In January 1911 the Imperial Japanese Navy signed a contract with the British firm Vickers. HMS Tiger. Kongo was launched on May 18..devhub. Sir George Thurston. was in touch with the . but there is no evidence for the often-repeated claim that Kongo was such an improvement that Tiger had to be hastily redesigned to incorporate her features. 1912. and completed in August 1913. built 1912-15. The design was similar to the contemporary British 'Improved Lion' Class. under which a 27 500. 1913. followed by Kirishima on December 1. 1912. and material was to be exported to Japan for a further three sisters.com/blog/category/battleship/ 3 / 10 . Kobe. 2012 0 Comments http://imperialjapanesewarships. read more Retweet Share Japanese battleship Fusō by Mitch on June 5.. Nagasaki and Haruna 13 days later at Kawasaki. at Mitsubishi. Her sister Hiei was launched at Yokosuka dockyard on November 21.Battleship on Imperial Japanese Warships 6/26/2013 Japanese battlecruiser/fast battleship class. The reverse is more likely to be true.ton battlecruiser was to be built at Barrow. .com/blog/category/battleship/ 4 / 10 . the lead ship of the Fuso--class. Her 356 mm (14 in) main gun turrets were placed in an unorthodox 2-1-1-2 style (with her sister ship Yamashiro having her third turret reversed when compared to Fusō) and with a funnel separating the middle turret placement. Fusō's relatively fine hull form allowed her to reach a speed of 22 kn (41 km/h. as the majority of the Japanese Navy was engaged in escort duties and various other work . launched on 28 March 1914 and completed on 18 November 1915. However. read more Retweet Share Colours of Yamato by Mitch on April 29. 25 mph). This arrangement was not entirely successful as the armoured section was needlessly lengthened and the middle guns had trouble targeting..devhub. She was laid down by the Kure Kaigun Kosho. was a part of the Imperial Japanese Navy.Battleship on Imperial Japanese Warships 6/26/2013 The Japanese battleship Fusō.on 11 March 1912. Fusō did not take part in any major action during World War I. 2012 0 Comments http://imperialjapanesewarships. com/blog/category/battleship/ 5 / 10 .devhub.Battleship on Imperial Japanese Warships 6/26/2013 http://imperialjapanesewarships. the Japanese Admiralty purchased all of its major warships from its mentor and political partner.. Britain. The navy .com/blog/category/battleship/ 6 / 10 .. Britain armed Japan by sea. Great Britain. This close treaty relationship inflated the IJN's prestige at home and enhanced its political clout. kept the Washington Treaty’s 35.. the latter feeling insulted by sanctions imposed by the League of Nations in the wake of the Italian invasion of Ethiopia.000-ton limit. France. the former because its demands for parity with the other two major naval powers was rebuffed. the first big buildup of the Japanese Navy to first-rate status. stipulated that .devhub. eliminated the restriction on the number of battleships per nation. 2012 0 Comments Sprinkled throughout this introductory guide you will find little black battleship icons. Each of these is a button linking to an in-depth page on the individual ship profiled. read more Retweet Share Imperial Japanese Battleships: Outline. and the Soviet Union (whose few old battleships were in a dismal state). miniatures of the silhouettes above.Battleship on Imperial Japanese Warships 6/26/2013 None of the major signatories of the Washington Treaty were completely satisfied. read more Retweet Share http://imperialjapanesewarships.Britain's firstever overseas alliance. 1897-1945 by Mitch on March 3. In the period in question. Japan was outraged at being assigned an inferior ratio to the British and the Americans and considered this provision as just another racial insult. The counterarguments—that the British and Americans had far-ranging maritime responsibilities compared to the Japanese—failed to mollify Tokyo. together with additional photos and an historic outline on each ship or class of ships. This treaty. In a bid to neutralize the Russian steam-roller then tearing up the turf Japan had been coveting. The London Naval Agreement of 1936 was drawn up in the absence of Japan and Italy. Click the battleship icon to bring up detailed specs and schematic drawings of the vessels. a relationship formalized in the Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902 -.. between the isolationist-minded United States. 2012 0 Comments The Imperial Japanese Navy Battleship Ise 1915 .com/blog/category/battleship/ 7 / 10 .Underwater Theme Retweet Share Design A-150 battleship by Mitch on January 2.devhub.Battleship on Imperial Japanese Warships 6/26/2013 Battleship HIJMS Ise by Mitch on January 27. 2012 0 Comments http://imperialjapanesewarships.1945 Music: Battlestations Pacific . devhub.com/blog/category/battleship/ 8 / 10 .Battleship on Imperial Japanese Warships 6/26/2013 http://imperialjapanesewarships. all work on Design A-150 was halted and no keels were laid. 2011 0 Comments http://imperialjapanesewarships. However.0 m (863 ft) (est.Battleship on Imperial Japanese Warships 6/26/2013 Type 150 Battleship [below] a Yamato.1 in)/45 caliber guns (2×3) "Many" 100 mm (3. nothing more is given in sources Design A-150. Authors .) Beam: 38. the design was mostly complete by 1941.com/blog/category/battleship/ 9 / 10 . 71.9 in)/65 caliber guns Armor: Possibly a 460 mm (18 in) side belt.9 m (128 ft) (est. so that a demand for other types of warships could be met. Begun in 1938–39.000 ST. also known as the Super Yamato class.000 t) Length: 263.. Class overview Name: Operators: Preceded by: Planned: Completed: Cancelled: Design A-150 Imperial Japanese Navy Yamato class 2 0 2 General characteristics Type: Battleship Displacement: Approximately 70.[A 1] was a Japanese plan for a class of battleships.000 long tons (78.) Propulsion: Unknown Armament: 6 × 510 mm (20.devhub. read more Retweet Share BB Yamato's Superstructure I by Mitch on August 28.. Older Posts Powered by the DevHub Free Website Builder Archives | Privacy Policy | Contact http://imperialjapanesewarships. Yamato was replaced by her sister ship Musashi as flagship of the Combined Fleet.devhub.. She spent nine days in drydock for inspection and general repairs.[26] the battleship spent only a single day away from Truk between her arrival in August 1942 and her departure on 8 May 1943. arriving on 14 May. Yamato began her .Battleship on Imperial Japanese Warships 6/26/2013 On 11 February 1943.. These included improvements to her secondary turret armour and rudder controls. On 16 August.com/blog/category/battleship/ 10 / 10 . On that day. she set sail for Yokosuka and from there for Kure. read more Retweet Share Page 1 of 4. and after sailing to Japan's western Inland Sea was again drydocked in late July for significant refitting and upgrades. Dubbed "Hotel Yamato" by the Japanese cruiser and destroyer crews stationed in the South Pacific. and the removal of her 155 mm wing turrets in favour of greater anti-aircraft protection in the form of 25 mm guns and two surface search radar systems.