Amagi-class battlecruiser

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battlecruiser class planned warship class

The Amagi-class battlecruiser was a planned class of fast capital ships for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century, whose members were ultimately cancelled or converted following the Washington Naval Treaty and the Great Kantō earthquake.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Imperial Japanese Navy battlecruiser program	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battlecruiser class ⓘ planned warship class ⓘ
armamentCaliber	16.1 inch main guns (planned) ⓘ
constructionStatus	cancelled ⓘ partially completed hulls ⓘ
conversionBasis	Akagi aircraft carrier hull based on Amagi-class design ⓘ
conversionOfShip	Akagi ⓘ surface form: Akagi converted to aircraft carrier
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
designedAs	fast capital ship ⓘ
designedBy	Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Department ⓘ
designedDuring	World War I era ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
designedFollowing	Eight-Eight Fleet Plan ⓘ
designInfluencedBy	Tosa-class battleship design ⓘ
era	pre–World War II Japanese naval expansion ⓘ
eventInfluencedBy	Great Kanto earthquake ⓘ surface form: Great Kantō earthquake
fateOfClass	cancelled or converted ⓘ
hasPlannedShip	Akagi ⓘ surface form: Japanese battlecruiser Akagi Japanese battlecruiser Amagi ⓘ Japanese battlecruiser Atago ⓘ Japanese battlecruiser Takao ⓘ
influencedDevelopmentOf	Japanese aircraft carrier force ⓘ
intendedRole	fast wing of battle fleet ⓘ fleet scouting ⓘ
namedAfter	lead ship Amagi ⓘ
navalArchitectureType	all-or-nothing armor scheme (planned) ⓘ
navalTreatyCategory	capital ship ⓘ
notableFor	never completed as designed ⓘ
numberOfPlannedShips	4 ⓘ
operator	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
partOf	Amagi-class battlecruiser self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Imperial Japanese Navy battlecruiser program
plannedArmorScheme	improved protection compared to earlier Japanese battlecruisers ⓘ
plannedDisplacement	about 41,000 tons standard ⓘ over 47,000 tons full load ⓘ
plannedMainArmament	410 mm naval guns ⓘ
plannedMainBatteryConfiguration	10 × 410 mm guns in five twin turrets ⓘ
plannedMaximumSpeed	approximately 30 knots ⓘ
plannedPropulsion	oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
precededBy	Kongō-class battlecruiser ⓘ
reasonForCancellation	Great Kantō earthquake damage ⓘ Washington Naval Treaty limitations ⓘ
relatedTo	Tosa-class battleship ⓘ
statusOfLeadShip	scrapped after earthquake damage ⓘ
statusOfOtherShips	scrapped on slipways ⓘ
timePeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
treatyAffectedBy	Five-Power Treaty ⓘ surface form: Washington Naval Treaty

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Akagi → originalType → Amagi-class battlecruiser ⓘ

Amagi-class battlecruiser → partOf → Amagi-class battlecruiser self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperial Japanese Navy battlecruiser program