Settsu class battleships



Kawachi


Displacement21,443t normal (Kawachi 20,823t)
Length152m pp, 160.6m oa
Width25.7m
Draught8.5m (Kawachi 8.2m)
Machinery2-shaft turbine, 16 boilers, 25,000shp
Fuelcoal 2300t, oil 400t.
Speed20kt
Armourbelt 305-102mm, turret 280mm, CT 254mm, deck 30mm
Armament4-30.5cm/50cal gun (2x2), 8-30.5cm/45cal gun (2x4), 10-15.2cm/45cal gun,
8-12cm/40cal gun, 12-8cm/40cal gun, 4-8cm/28cal gun, 5-45cm TT
Complement986



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
SettsuFY1907Kure NYd1909. 1.181911. 3.301912. 7. 1BB1923.10. 1 TS
1945. 7.24 sunk
(air attack, near Kure)
1945.11.20 disc
1946-1947 BU
KawachiFY1907Yokosuka NYd1909. 4. 11910.10.151912. 3.31BB1918. 7.12 lost
(magazine explosion, Tokuyama bay)
1918. 9.21 disc



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