Kongō-class battlecruiser

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The Kongō-class battlecruiser was a group of fast, heavily armed Imperial Japanese Navy capital ships built in the early 20th century that served prominently in both World Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy ship class
battlecruiser class
warship class
antiAircraftArmament multiple 5-inch and smaller AA guns
armorType belt armor
deck armor
turret armor
completedByYear 1915
constructionStartYear 1911
countryOfOrigin Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
designedAs battlecruiser
designedSpeed 27.5 knots
displacementFullLoad about 32000 tons
displacementStandard about 27000 tons
fate all four ships lost during World War II
firstShipLaunched Japanese battlecruiser Kongō
firstShipLaunchYear 1912
hasMember Japanese battlecruiser Haruna
Japanese battlecruiser Hiei
Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima
Japanese battlecruiser Kongō
influencedBy British battlecruiser design
laterReclassifiedAs fast battleship
lengthOverall about 222 meters
mainArmament 8 × 14-inch guns
mainBatteryConfiguration 4 twin turrets
modernizationPeriod 1920s
1930s
navalArchitect George Thurston
navalDoctrineContext Japanese fast battleship doctrine
notableEngagement Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Midway
Guadalcanal Campaign
numberBuilt 4
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
otherBuilders Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
precededBy Satsuma-class battleship
primaryBuilder Vickers Limited
linked to: Vickers-Armstrongs
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
roleInWWII fast battleship escort for carrier task forces
surface action ship
secondaryArmament 6-inch guns
speedAfterModernization 30 knots
succeededBy Fusō-class battleship
usedInWar World War I
World War II

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Amagi-class battlecruiser precededBy Kongō-class battlecruiser
Japanese battlecruiser Amagi contemporaryWith Kongō-class battlecruiser
Japanese battlecruiser Amagi designedSuccessorOf Kongō-class battlecruiser
Japanese battleship Hiei shipClass Kongō-class battleship
linked to: Kongō-class battlecruiser
Kongō class Kongō-class battleship
linked to: Kongō-class battlecruiser
Haruna class Kongō class
linked to: Kongō-class battlecruiser