Number 13 class battleship
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Number 13 class battleship |
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| Career (Japan) |  |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | intended late 1920's |
| Fate: | Never built |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 47,500t standard |
| Length: | 900 ft (270 m) |
| Beam: | 101 ft (31 m) |
| Draught: | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 shaft turbines, 22 boilers, 150,000 hp |
| Speed: | 30kt |
| Armament: |
8x 18in 45cal rifles
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| Armour: | 13in belt, 5in deck |
The Number 13-class was a planned battleship design of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The class consisted of four ships and would have been built in the late 1920's. The ships never received any names, being known only as Number 13, Number 14, Number 15, and Number 16. These numbers refer to their being the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th dreadnought battleship designs to be built for the Japanese Navy.
[edit] Armament
The Number 13 class had a main armament of four dual 18" gun turrets. These would have been the first 18" gunned battleships built by Japan. The battlecruiser HMS Furious was the first ship in the world to carry 18" guns and the British N3 class battleships would have been the first battleships armed with these guns.
