Nagato-class battleship
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The Nagato-class battleships were a pair of Japanese dreadnoughts, including the famous Nagato, notable as some of the world’s first battleships armed with 16-inch guns and serving as powerful flagships of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nagato-class battleship canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battleship class
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dreadnought battleship class ⓘ |
| antiAircraftArmament | multiple light AA guns (varied over time) ⓘ |
| armament | 410 mm (16.1 in) main guns ⓘ |
| armamentType | naval artillery ⓘ |
| armorScheme | all-or-nothing armor layout ⓘ |
| category |
Capital ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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Dreadnought battleship classes ⓘ World War II battleship classes ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedAs | capital ship ⓘ |
| designedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy technical department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | fleet engagements ⓘ |
| designedToCounter | contemporary US and British battleships ⓘ |
| designedUnder | Japanese naval expansion programs of the 1910s ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 32,000 tons standard
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over 39,000 tons full load after modernization ⓘ |
| era | World War I era design ⓘ |
| fateOfClassMember |
Mutsu exploded and sank in 1943 due to an internal magazine explosion
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Nagato survived World War II and was used in Operation Crossroads nuclear tests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagshipFor | Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (Nagato) before Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Japanese battleship Mutsu
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Japanese battleship Nagato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullType | steel hull ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 8 × 410 mm guns in 4 twin turrets ⓘ |
| modernizedIn | 1930s ⓘ |
| modification |
enhanced anti-aircraft armament
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improved armor protection ⓘ reconstructed superstructure ⓘ upgraded fire-control systems ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureType | all-big-gun battleship ⓘ |
| navalTreatyContext | Washington Naval Treaty era capital ship ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first battleships in the world designed with 16-inch main guns ⓘ |
| notableFor | symbol of Japanese naval power in the interwar period ⓘ |
| numberOfShips | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ise-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | battle line unit ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 140 mm guns ⓘ |
| servicePeriod |
World War II
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interwar period ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Kaga-class battleship (planned as battleships)
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Tosa-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 26.5 knots as built ⓘ |
| usedAs | flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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