Tsukuba class battlecruisers



Tsukuba


Displacement13,750t normal, 15,400t full load
Length134.1m wl, 137.1m oa
Width23.0m (Ikoma 22.8m)
Draught8.0m
Machinery2-shaft VTE recipro, 20 boilers, 20,500ihp
Fuelcoal 2000t (Ikoma oil 160t, coal 1911t)
Speed20.5kt
Armourbelt 100-180mm, barbette 180mm, turret 180mm, CT 200mm, deck 75mm
Armament4-30.5cm/45cal (2x2), 12-15.2cm/45cal gun, 12-12cm/40cal gun,
4-8cm/40cal gun, 3-45cm TT (below WL)
Complement879



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
TsukubaFY1904Kure NYd1905. 1.141905.12.261907. 1.14C11912. 8.28 BC
1917. 1.14 Lost
(explosion, Yokosuka)
1917. 9. 1 disc
1918 BU
IkomaFY1904Kure NYd1905. 3.151906. 4. 91908. 3.24C11912. 8.28 BC
1923. 9.20 disc
1924 BU



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