Mutsu
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Mutsu was a Japanese Nagato-class battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served prominently during the interwar period and World War II before being destroyed by an internal explosion in 1943.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mutsu canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nagato-class battleship
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capital ship ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armamentAA | 25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain |
4 twin 41 cm/45 Type 3 naval guns
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8 × 410 mm guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 140 mm guns ⓘ |
| armorBelt | up to 305 mm ⓘ |
| armorDeck | up to about 70 mm ⓘ |
| beam | about 29 m ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | over 1100 crew killed ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | internal magazine explosion ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1921-10-24 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1943-06-08 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 39000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 32000 tons ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | destroyed by internal explosion ⓘ |
| homePort | Kure Naval Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | Battleship No. 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1918-06-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1920-05-31 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | about 215.8 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 26.5 knots ⓘ |
| modernizationDetails |
enhanced anti-aircraft armament
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improved armor protection ⓘ upgraded machinery ⓘ |
| modernized | 1930s ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mutsu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalFleet | Combined Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | participated in prewar fleet reviews ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | Hashirajima anchorage, Hiroshima Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | fleet flagship (interwar period) ⓘ |
| scrapping | partial salvage after sinking ⓘ |
| serviceEndEra | Showa period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceStartEra | Taisho period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipClass | Nagato-class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip | Nagato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fleet exercises
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showing the flag ⓘ training ⓘ |
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