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Katori-class battleship
Photo: Published in Antony Preston's Battleships of World War I and credited to the Imperial War Museum · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Battleships · Japan · 1906
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Katori-class battleship
Katori-class battleship Photo: Published in Antony Preston's Battleships of World War I and credited to the Imperial War Museum · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Origin Japan
ManufacturerVickers Shipbuilding and Engineering
CategoryBattleships
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1906–1906
Operators1 countries
Quantity2
Data Quality84%
01 / Overview
Katori-class battleship
Category
Country
Production
1906–1906
Quantity
2
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
  • Hull ClassificationBattleship
  • Ship TypePre-dreadnought battleship
  • Builder / ShipyardVickers, Sons and Maxim; Armstrong Whitworth
  • Laid Down1904
  • Launched1905
  • Commissioned1906
  • Ships in Class2
  • In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
  • Light Displacement15,950 t
  • Standard Displacement16,166 t
  • Full Load Displacement16,383 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
  • Length (overall)140.6 m
  • Length (waterline)143.4 m
  • Beam23.8 m
  • Draft8.1 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Total Complement864
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
  • PropulsionSteam Turbine
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Triple-expansion steam engines
  • Number of Engines2
  • Shaft Power11,931 kW
  • Shafts / Screws2
  • Top Speed19.5 kn
  • Cruise Speed11 kn
  • Range12,000
  • Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
  • Main Gun4 × 12-inch (305 mm) 45-caliber Type 41 naval guns in twin turrets
  • Main Gun Calibre305 mm
  • Main Gun Count4
  • Secondary Guns4 × 10-inch (254 mm) 45-caliber Type 41 naval guns in single turrets
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
  • Completed2
  • Active0
  • Under Construction0
  • Planned2
  • Cancelled0
  • Lost0
  • Retired2
  • Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
  • ArmourBelt: 2.5–9 in (64–229 mm), Deck: 1–3 in (25–76 mm), Barbettes: 5–12 in (127–305 mm), Turrets: 9 in (229 mm), Conning tower: 9 in (229 mm)
  • Belt Armour229 mm
  • Deck Armour76 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1906Production started
120
years in service
0
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
05 / MASS Score
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