Data Quality85%
01 / Overview
Kongō-class battlecruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1912–1915
Quantity
4
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification5MOD.5
- Laid Down1911
- Launched1912
- Commissioned1913
- Ships in Class4
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement27,384 t
- Full Load Displacement32,156 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)214.58 m
- Beam28.04 m
- Draft8.22 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement1,193
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power65,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed27.5 kn
- Range8,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament2MOD.2
- Main Gun Calibre356 mm
- Main Gun Count8
⬢Underwater Warfare2MOD.2
- Torpedo Tubes8
- ASW CapabilityNo
▲Aviation2MOD.2
◎Sensors & Combat Systems2MOD.2
◈Armour2MOD.2
- Belt Armour203 mm
- Deck Armour25 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1912Production started
- 1913Entered service
- 1915Production ended
- 1939First deployment: World War II
114
years in service
3
years in production
4
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
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A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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