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01 / Overview
Shikishima-class battleship
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1898–1901
Quantity
2
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationPre-dreadnought battleship
- Ship TypeBattleship
- Builder / ShipyardArmstrong Whitworth, Thames Ironworks
- Laid Down1898
- Launched1899
- Commissioned1900
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement14,850 t
- Standard Displacement14,925 t
- Full Load Displacement15,000 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)131 m
- Length (waterline)125 m
- Beam23 m
- Draft8.2 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement741
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Triple-expansion steam engines
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power10,737 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed18 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range5,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4 × 12-inch (305 mm)/40 Armstrong Whitworth guns
- Main Gun Calibre305 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns14 × 6-inch (152 mm)/40 Type 41 QF guns
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes4
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelYes
- DegaussingNo
- Hull MaterialSteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired1
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourHarvey armour; Belt: 4–9 in (102–229 mm), Deck: 2.5–4 in (64–102 mm), Turrets: 10 in (254 mm), Conning tower: 3–14 in (76–356 mm), Bulkheads: 6–14 in (152–356 mm)
- Belt Armour229 mm
- Deck Armour102 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1898Production started
- 1901Production ended
- 1904First deployment: Russo-Japanese War
128
years in service
3
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
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📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
A defensive system on fleet aircraft carriers designed to detect, protect against, and mitigate chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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