| Japanese "Kongo" Class |
| Battlecruisers |
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| Having no experience in the design of battlecruisers the IJN ordered their first one in Great Britain - similar to the British Lion class and adopted to the battleship Erin. The Kongo was designed by Sir George Thurston and laid down at Vickers, Barrow. When completed in 1913 the Kongo was superior to their contemporary counterparts. | ||||
| Based on the design of the Kongo the IJN ordered three more ships at domestic yards - the Hiei (1914), Kirishima (1915) and Haruna (1915). | ||||
The Kongo's were modernized and upgraded in terms of propulsion and
protection in the late 1920s and reclassified as battleships.
In the 1930s they got an additional reconstruction.  |
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| Technical Data | ||
| Refit: Displacement: Dimensions: Propulsion: Max. Speed: Range: Crew: |
Late 1920x 26,320 / 27,500 ts 214.6 × 28.0 × 8.4 m 64,000 shp; 10 Kampon boilers; 4 Parsons turbines/shafts 25 kts 8,000 nm @ 10 kts 1,221 |
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| Main: Secondary: AA: Torpedoes: Planes: Armor: Radar: |
8×356 cal 45 [4×2] 16×152 cal 50 8×127 cal 40; 20×25 mm (later up to 118x25) 8x533 [submerged] - deck: 203; belt: 70; turrets: 228; ? - |
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