Kongō-class battlecruiser
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The Kongō-class battlecruiser was a group of fast, heavily armed Imperial Japanese Navy capital ships built in the early 20th century that served prominently in both World Wars.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship class
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battlecruiser class ⓘ warship class ⓘ |
| antiAircraftArmament | multiple 5-inch and smaller AA guns ⓘ |
| armorType |
belt armor
ⓘ
deck armor ⓘ turret armor ⓘ |
| completedByYear | 1915 ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| designedAs | battlecruiser ⓘ |
| designedSpeed | 27.5 knots ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 32000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 27000 tons ⓘ |
| fate | all four ships lost during World War II ⓘ |
| firstShipLaunched | Japanese battlecruiser Kongō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstShipLaunchYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Japanese battlecruiser Haruna
NERFINISHED
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Japanese battlecruiser Hiei NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese battlecruiser Kongō ⓘ |
| influencedBy | British battlecruiser design ⓘ |
| laterReclassifiedAs | fast battleship ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | about 222 meters ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 8 × 14-inch guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 4 twin turrets ⓘ |
| modernizationPeriod |
1920s
ⓘ
1930s ⓘ |
| navalArchitect | George Thurston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalDoctrineContext | Japanese fast battleship doctrine ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| otherBuilders |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
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surface form:
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ |
| precededBy | Satsuma-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBuilder |
Vickers-Armstrongs
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surface form:
Vickers Limited
|
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleInWWII |
fast battleship escort for carrier task forces
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surface action ship ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 6-inch guns ⓘ |
| speedAfterModernization | 30 knots ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Fusō-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInWar |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
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