during World War II A brief introduction to the 12 Japanese battleshi ps Part 1

Hello | My name is Kouryo Asahi. This is my first time here, but I would like to briefly introduce the final moments of the 12 battleships owned by the Empire of Japan. --- Kongo --- | Kongo was completed on August 16, 1913. It was the last capital ship commissioned by the British for the Imperial Japanese Empire, and the only foreign-made battleship used in the Pacific War. In terms of performance The final displacement was 31,720 tons. Total length is 219.4m Maximum width is 31.0m 4 propulsion steam turbines, 4 shafts 136,000 horsepower Speed ​​is 30.3kt Cruising range is 9,800 miles at 18kt weapons 4 x 35.6cm 45 caliber twin guns Eight 15.2cm 50 caliber single guns 6 x 12.7cm twin high-angle guns 18 25mm triples 8 parallel units 30 single guns (Machine gun is estimated) armor Side: 8in (203.2mm)-3in (76.2mm) [11] Deck: 2.25in(57.2mm)-2.63in(66.8mm)[11] Turret: 10in(254mm)-9in(228.6mm)[11] Control tower: 10in (254mm) [11] Ammunition powder storage deck 70mm + 102mm Water line 203mm or 203mm+102mm On November 21, 1944, she not only served as a high-speed battleship for aircraft carrier defense, but also served as the flagship of the Combined Fleet twice. While returning from the Battle of Samar Gulf in the Taiwan Strait at 3:06 a.m., she was torpedoed by the U.S. Navy submarine Sea Lion, and two of her six torpedoes hit Kongo's port side, and at 5:30 a.m. she sank north of Keelung.