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Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Japanese target ships on 1 January 1937


appearance as battleship

Completed 1: Settsu.(1)

Building none.

Authorized none.

Note

1. Part of Kawachi-class dreadnought battleships , building ordered on 22 June 1907, laid down by Kure Naval Arsenal on 18 January 1909, launched on 30 March 1911, completed on 1 July 1912, reserve since 1919, disarmed in 1922, stricken on 1 October 1923, converted into a target ship in 1924, heavily damaged during an Allied air attack in July 1945, stricken on 20 November 1945 and broken up between 1946-1947.

Source

National Archives USA. Record Group 38: Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Series: Secret Naval Attaches Reports. Report of the Naval Attache Tokyo dated 21 January 1937 No. 12 subject Japanese Navy Vessels Built, Building or Authorized. Information of 1 January. M975-002.

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