Amagi-class battlecruiser

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The Amagi-class battlecruiser was a planned class of fast capital ships for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century, whose members were ultimately cancelled or converted following the Washington Naval Treaty and the Great Kantō earthquake.

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Generate an image of an amagi-class battlecruiser (The Amagi-class battlecruiser was a planned class of fast capital ships for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century, whose members were ultimately cancelled or converted following the Washington Naval Treaty and the Great Kantō earthquake.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlecruiser class ⓘ
planned warship class ⓘ
armamentCaliber 16.1 inch main guns (planned) ⓘ
constructionStatus cancelled ⓘ
partially completed hulls ⓘ
conversionBasis Akagi aircraft carrier hull based on Amagi-class design ⓘ
conversionOfShip Akagi converted to aircraft carrier ⓘ
linked to: Akagi
countryOfOrigin Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan
designedAs fast capital ship ⓘ
designedBy Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Department ⓘ
designedDuring World War I era ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
designedFollowing Eight-Eight Fleet Plan ⓘ
designInfluencedBy Tosa-class battleship design ⓘ
era pre–World War II Japanese naval expansion ⓘ
eventInfluencedBy Great Kantō earthquake ⓘ
fateOfClass cancelled or converted ⓘ
hasPlannedShip Japanese battlecruiser Akagi ⓘ
linked to: Akagi

Japanese battlecruiser Amagi ⓘ
Japanese battlecruiser Atago ⓘ
Japanese battlecruiser Takao ⓘ
influencedDevelopmentOf Japanese aircraft carrier force ⓘ
intendedRole fast wing of battle fleet ⓘ
fleet scouting ⓘ
namedAfter lead ship Amagi ⓘ
navalArchitectureType all-or-nothing armor scheme (planned) ⓘ
navalTreatyCategory capital ship ⓘ
notableFor never completed as designed ⓘ
numberOfPlannedShips 4 ⓘ
operator Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy battlecruiser program ⓘ
plannedArmorScheme improved protection compared to earlier Japanese battlecruisers ⓘ
plannedDisplacement about 41,000 tons standard ⓘ
over 47,000 tons full load ⓘ
plannedMainArmament 410 mm naval guns ⓘ
plannedMainBatteryConfiguration 10 × 410 mm guns in five twin turrets ⓘ
plannedMaximumSpeed approximately 30 knots ⓘ
plannedPropulsion oil-fired boilers ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
precededBy Kongō-class battlecruiser ⓘ
reasonForCancellation Great Kantō earthquake damage ⓘ
Washington Naval Treaty limitations ⓘ
relatedTo Tosa-class battleship ⓘ
statusOfLeadShip scrapped after earthquake damage ⓘ
statusOfOtherShips scrapped on slipways ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
treatyAffectedBy Washington Naval Treaty ⓘ
linked to: Five-Power Treaty

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Akagi → originalType → Amagi-class battlecruiser ⓘ
Amagi-class battlecruiser → partOf → Imperial Japanese Navy battlecruiser program ⓘ
linked to: Amagi-class battlecruiser
Japanese battlecruiser Takao → partOfClass → Amagi-class battlecruiser ⓘ
Japanese battlecruiser Takao → shipClass → Amagi-class battlecruiser ⓘ
Japanese battlecruiser Amagi → partOfClass → Amagi-class battlecruiser ⓘ
Japanese battlecruiser Atago → partOfClass → Amagi-class battlecruiser ⓘ
Tosa-class battleship → designInfluenceOn → Amagi-class battlecruiser ⓘ
Kii-class battleship → designInfluence → Amagi-class battlecruiser ⓘ