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Friday, 3 January 2025

Japanse battlecruiser design B 41

Kongo-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Pre Kongo-class design.  Displacement 25,000 tons and as dimensions 640.0 (between perpendiculars) x 90.0 (extreme) x 28.0 feet. Speed 27 (63,000 shp)-28 (74,700 shp) knots. Normal coal bunker capacity 1,100 tons. Armament 4x2-30.48cm/12” 50 cal guns each with 80 rounds, 16-15.24cm/6” 50 cal guns, 2-7.62cm/3” short guns and 2-21” submerged torpedo tubes. Armour consisted of a 20.32cm/8” (waterline) belt, a 0.75” thick protective deck and barbettes protected by 22.86cm/9”.

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Hiraga Archive ID 20260301

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