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Kongō-class battlecruiser

BattlecruiserJapanRetired
Kongō-class battlecruiser
Photo: Scientific America · Public domain · background removed

Key specs

Type
Battlecruiser
Origin
Japan
Shipyards
Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness, Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka
Construction began
1911
First commissioned
1913
Last retired
1945
Status
Retired
Ships completed
4
Crew
1,193

Battlecruiser

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Performance

Dimensions and weights
Displacement
27,384 t
Length
214.58 m
Beam
28.04 m
Draught
8.22 m
Performance
Maximum speed
27.5 kn (51 km/h)
Range
8,000 nmi (14,816 km)
Power
48,000 kW
Armament
Armament
4 × 356 mm16 × 152 mm4 × 76 mm8 × 533 mm

Operators

Japan

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Kongō-class battlecruiser, Wikipedia

Figures from the ship infobox of the English Wikipedia article, for the class as a whole. Armament lists what the ships carried or carry.