Kongo-class
Amagi-class
Of the Amagi-class battle
cruisers consisting of the Akagi, Amagi, Takao and Atago, preceded by the Kongo-class.
Original two planned under the so-called eight battleships-four battle cruisers
plan approved in 1917, but the same year the building of another 2 Amagi-class
battle cruisers was approved. As a result of the Washington Naval Treaty of
1922 was the building and possession of capital ships limited ending in
scrapping 3 of this class and converting the Akagi into an aircraft carrier. Laid
down at the Yokosuka navy yard, Japan on 16 December 1920, was to be completed
in November 1923, as a result of the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty
was decided to convert her into an aircraft carrier, heavily damaged beyond
repairs during the so-called Great Kanto earthquake which harassed Tokyo in
September 1923, stricken and sold to be broken up which started on 14 April
1924.
Displacement 41.217
(standard)-47.000 (full load) tons and as dimensions 251,8 x 30,8 x 9,5 metres
or 826 x 101 x 31 feet. The machinery consisted of 4 shaft Gibon turbines and
11 oil fired and 8- coal-oil fired Kampon boilers supplying 131.200 shp
allowing a speed of 30 knots. With a speed of 14 knots was the range 8.000
nautical miles. Their crew numbered 1.600 men. The armament consisted of
5x2-41cm L/45guns, 16-14cm L/50 guns, 4/6-12cm L/45anti aircraft guns and
8-61cm/24” torpedo tubes. The armour consisted of a 25cm/9.8” thick belt, a
9,5cm/3.7” deck, 7,3cm/2.9” thick torpedo bulkheads and with the conning tower
and main gun barbettes protected by respectively 7,5cm/3.0”-36cm/14.2” and
23cm/9.1”-28cm/11.0”.
