Imperial Japan
Operators
1915
Commissioned
Imperial Japan
National Origin
1,198
Complement
Fuso-class
Hull Class
2
Number-in-Class
IJN Fuso; IJN Yamashiro
Ships-in-Class
Offshore Bombardment
Offshore bombardment / attack of surface targets / areas primarily through onboard ballistic weaponry.
Land-Attack
Offshore strike of surface targets primarily through onboard missile / rocket weaponry.
Maritime Patrol
Active patroling of vital waterways and maritime areas; can also serve as local deterrence against airborne and seaborne threats.
Airspace Denial / Deterrence
Neutralization or deterrence of airborne elements through onboard ballistic of missile weaponry.
Fleet Support
Serving in support (either firepower or material) of the main surface fleet in Blue Water environments.
Flag Ship / Capital Ship
Serving in the fleet Flag Ship role or Capital Ship in older warship designs / terminology.
673.0 feet
(205.13 meters)
Length
94.0 feet
(28.65 meters)
Beam
28.5 feet
(8.69 meters)
Draught
36,500
tons
Displacement
ORIGINAL: 24 x Miyahara water-tube boilers with 2 x Brown-Curtis steam turbines developing 40,000 horsepower to 4 x shafts; REFIT: 6 x Water-tube boilers with 4 x Steam turbines developing 75,000 horsepower to 4 x shafts.
Propulsion
23.0 knots
(26.5 mph)
Surface Speed
11,818 nm
(13,600 miles | 21,887 km)
Range
1 knot = 1.15 mph; 1 nm = 1.15 mile; 1 nm = 1.85 km
AS BUILT:
6 x 14" (356mm) main guns in twin-gun turrets
16 x 6" (152mm) guns
6 x 21" (533mm) torpedo tubes
1941 REBUILD:
6 x 14: (356mm) main guns in twin-gun turrets
14 x 6" guns
4 x 5" (127mm) Dual-Purpose (DP) guns
95 x 25mm Anti-Aircraft (AA) cannons
2 or 3 x Floatplane aircraft