Amagi class battlecruisers



Amagi (plan)


Displacement41,217t normal, 47,000t full load
Length250m wl, 251.8m oa
Width30.8m
Draught9.5m
Machinery4-shaft geared turbine, 19 boilers (oil-burning 11, mixed 8), 131,200shp
Fueloil 3900t, coal 2500t
Speed30kt
Range8000nm/14kt
Armourbelt 250mm, bulkhead 75mm, barbette 230-280mm,
CT 78-355mm, deck 100mm
Armament10-41cm/45cal gun (2x5), 16-14cm/50cal gun, 4-12cm/45cal AA gun,
8-61cm TT (above WL)
Complement?



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
AmagiFY1917Yokosuka NYd1920.12.16--1921.11 suspend building
1922.12.15 converted to CV
1923. 1. 8 resume building
1923. 9. 1 destroyed by earthquake
1924. 4.14 suspend building
1924 BU
AkagiFY1917Kure NYd1920.12. 6--1923 converted to CV
1925. 4.22 launched
1927. 3.25 completed as CV
1942. 6. 6 sunk
(air attack, off Midway)
[30.30N, 179.08W]
1942. 9.25 disc
AtagoFY1918Kawasaki, Kobe1921.11.22--1922. 2. 5 suspend building
1924. 4.14 cancelled
1925 BU
TakaoFY1918Mitsubishi, Nagasaki1921.12.19--1922. 2. 5 suspend building
1924. 4.14 cancelled
1925 BU



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