Japanese battleship Ise
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Career | |
---|---|
Ordered: | |
Laid down: | May 5, 1915 |
Launched: | November 12, 1916 |
Commissioned: | December 1, 1917 |
Fate: | Sunk |
Struck: | |
General Characteristics | |
Displacement: | 38,872 tons |
Length: | 219.62 m |
Beam: | 33.8 m |
Draught: | 9.14 m (mean) |
Propulsion: | 80,640 hp |
Speed: | 25 knots |
Range: | |
Complement: | 1,463 |
Armament: | as built : 12-14 in/45cal, 16-5.5 in/50cal, 8-5 in/40cal, 20-25 mm |
Aircraft: | 22 |
Motto: |
Ise (伊勢) was the Imperial Japanese Navy's first Ise-class battleship. She was laid down at the Kawasaki Heavy Industries shipyard in Kobe on May 5, 1915, launched on November 12, 1916, and completed on December 1, 1917. Originally planned to be the third Fusō-class battleship, problems, including weak armament and protection, forced a redesign and new classification.
Her displacement and armament were still usable at the outset of World War II, but due to her relatively slow speed, large crew, and high fuel consumption, along with lack of a suitable role, she never saw battle as a battleship.
Ise was later converted to a carrier battleship — the aft turrets were removed and replaced with a hangar, deck and catapult. She was damaged in the battle off Cape Engaño.
She was eventually sunk at port in Kure on 28 July 1945, and was scrapped in place in 1946–1947.
Ise-class battleship |
Ise | Hyūga |
List of ships of the Japanese Navy |