| Displacement | 15,200t normal, 15,374t full load |
|---|---|
| Length | 126.5m wl, 129.6m oa |
| Width | 22.92m |
| Draught | 8.3m |
| Machinery | 2-shaft recipro, 15,000ihp |
| Fuel | coal 1549t |
| Speed | 18kt |
| Armour | belt 100-230mm, upper belt 150mm, deck 25-100mm, barbette 200-360mm, casemate 50-150mm, CT 75-360mm |
| Armament | 4-30cm gun (2x2), 14-15.2cm gun (1x14), 20-12pdr QF gun (1x20), 6-3pdr gun (1x6), 6-2.5pdr gun (1x6), 4-45cm TT |
| Complement | 838 |
| Name | Plan | Builder | Laid down | Launch | Complete | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asahi | FY1897 | UK J.Brown | 1897. 8. 1 | 1899. 3.31 | 1900. 7.31 | BB1 | 1905.12.12 BB 1921. 9. 1 CD1 1923. 4. 1 TA 1937. 8.16 RS 1942. 5.26 sunk (torpedoed, South China Sea) [10.00N, 110.00E] 1942. 6.15 disc |