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Japanese Battleships from the First
World War to the Second World War. From the battleship Satsuma the first
Japanese battleship to be built in Japan to the mighty Yamato Class,
Yamato and Musashi. Each dedicated page has a message board for use of
Naval enthusiasts and Historians.
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Japanese Battleships just before WWII.
From front to rear : Nagato, Kirishima, Ise and the
Hiuga.
Picture and information supplied by Carl Proctor |
| Name |
Launch |
Fate
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| Ironclads
and Armoured Turret Ships
View Ships |
| Azuma |
21st June 1864 |
Stricken 28th January 1888 |
| Ryujo |
1864 |
Scrapped 1904 |
| Fuso |
14th April 1877 |
Scrapped 1910 |
| Kongo |
April 1877 |
Scrapped 1909 |
| Hiei |
12th June 1877 |
Discarded 1st April 1911 |
| Chin Yen |
28th November 1882 |
Scrapped 1914 |
| Hei Yen |
1890 |
Lost 18th September 1904 |
| Fuji
Class
Battleships
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| Fuji |
1st August 1894 |
Scrapped in 1948 |
| Yashima |
22nd December 1894 |
Capsized 15th May 1904 after striking a mine
off Port Arthur |
Shikishima
Class
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| Shikishima |
29th March 1897 |
Scrapped 1947 |
| Hatsuse |
10th January 1898 |
Lost 15th May 1904 |
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Asahi Class
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| Asahi |
1st August 1898 |
Lost 25th May 1942 |
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Mikasa Class |
| Mikasa |
24th January 1899 |
Lost 12th september 1905 salvaged and
retained as a Museum. |
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Sagami ex-Russian
Battleship View
Ships |
| Sagami (ex - Russian Peresviet) |
Japanese hands 2nd January 1905 |
Sunk in Port Arthur as Peresviet 6th December
1904. Salvaged June 1905 by Japanese. Returned to Russians and
renamed Peresviet 1916. Sunk 4th January 1917 |
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Suo ex-Russian
Battleship
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| Suo (ex - Russian Pobieda) |
Japanese hands 2nd January 1905 |
Sunk in Port Arthur as Pobieda 7th December
1904. Salvaged October 1905 by Japanese to serve as training
ship. Broken Up after 1946 |
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Hizen ex-Russian
Battleship View
Ships |
| Hizen (ex - Russian
Retvizan) |
Japanese hands 2nd January 1905 |
Sunk at moorings as Retvizan. Raised
22nd September 1905 by Japanese. Disarmed and stricken 1923.
Sunk as target July 1924. |
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Tango ex-Russian
Battleship View
Ships |
| Tango (ex - Russian
Poltava) |
Japanese hands 2nd January 1905 |
Sunk as Poltava, 5th December 1904, raised at
Port Arthur and fell into Japanese hands. Training ship 1909.
Returned to Russia 1916, renamed Poltava. Renamed Tchesma 1917,
Broken Up 1923. |
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Iki ex-Russian
Battleship
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| Iki (ex - Russian Imperator Nikolai I) |
Taken at Battle of Tsushima, 28th
May 1905 |
Gunnery training ship 1905 - 1910, coast
defence ship 1910 - 1915. Stricken 1st May 1915. Sunk as
target by Kongo and Hiei. |
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Iwami ex-Russian
Battleship
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| Iwami (ex - Russian Orel) |
Taken at Battle of Tsushima, 28th
May 1905 |
Taken at the Battle of Tsushima by
Japanese. Disarmed April 1922 and stricken 1st September 1922.
Sunk as target July 1924 |
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Mishima ex-Russian
Battleship View
Ships |
| Mishima (ex - Russian Admiral
Ushakov) |
Taken at Battle of Tsushima, 28th
May 1905 |
Damaged by ammunition explosion and repaired
1907. Stricken 1928. Sunk as target 1936. |
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Okinoshima ex-Russian
Ship
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| Okinoshima (ex - Russian coast defence ship
General Admiral Apraxin) |
Taken at Battle of Tsushima, 28th
May 1905 |
Training ship 1905 - 1915, disarmed and used
as an accommodation ship 1915. Stricken and hulked 1922, Broken Up
1939. |
| Kashima
Class
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| Kashima |
22nd March 1905 |
Scrapped in 1924. |
| Katori |
20th May 1906 |
Scrapped in 1925. |
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Tsukuba Class |
| Tsukuba |
26th December 1905 |
Sunk on 14th January 1917. |
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Japanese Battlecruiser Tsukuba - Photo published
1915. |
| Ikoma |
9th April 1906 |
Scrapped in November 1924. |
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Ibuki Class |
| Ibuki |
21st November 1907 |
Scrapped by December 1924. |
| Kurama |
21st October 1907 |
Scrapped in 1924-5. |
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Kurama - photo published 1915. |
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Kongo Class
View Class |
| Kongo |
18th May 1912 |
Sunk on 21st November 1944. |
| Hiei |
21st November 1912 |
Sunk on 13th November 1942. |
| Haruna |
14th December 1913 |
Sunk on 28th July 1945. |
| Kirishima |
1st December 1913 |
Sunk on 15th November 1942. |
| Satsuma
Class
View Class |
| Satsuma |
15th November 1906 |
Used as a target and sunk on 7th September 1924. |
| Aki |
15th April 1907 |
Used as a target and sunk on 2nd September 1924. |
| Settsu
Class
View Class |
| Settsu |
30th March 1911 |
Sunk as a target on 24th July 1945. |
| Kawachi |
15th October 1910 |
Sank after a magazine explosion on 12th July 1918. 700
crew lost. |
| Fuso
Class
View Class |
| Fuso |
28th March 1914 |
Sunk on 25th October 1944. |
| Yamashiro |
3rd November 1915 |
Sunk on 25th October 1944. |
| Ise
Class
View Class |
| Ise |
12th November 1916 |
Sunk on 28th July 1945. |
| Hyuga |
27th January 1917 |
Sunk on 28th July 1945. |
| Nagato
Class
View Class |
| Nagato |
9th November 1919 |
Sunk on 19th July 1946 at the Bikini Atoll test. |
| Mutsu |
31st May 1920 |
Sunk on 8th June 1943. |
| Kaga
Class |
| Kaga |
17th November 1921 |
Became an aircraft carrier before completion to replace
the Amagi. |
| Tosa |
18th December 1921 |
Sunk as a target on 9th February 1925. |
| Yamato
Class
View Class |
| Yamato |
8th August 1940 |
Sunk on 7th April 1945 by US aircraft. |
| Musashi |
1st November 1940 |
Sunk on 24th October 1944 by US aircraft. |
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