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Fuji

IJN Fuji

Survived

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypePre-dreadnought battleship
ClassFuji
WarRusso-Japanese War
Main guns2 × twin 12 in (305 mm) guns

Served through the war in the 1st Division.

The Fuji, a member of the Fuji-class battleships of the Japanese Imperial Navy Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × twin 12 in (305 mm) guns
  • 10 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns
  • 20 × single 3-pdr guns
  • 4 × single 2.5-pdr guns
  • 5 × 18-inch torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Harvey armour
  • Belt: 14–18 in (356–457 mm)
  • Deck: 2.5 in (64 mm)
  • Gun turrets: 6 in (152 mm)
BuilderThames Iron Works, Blackwall, London
Laid down1 August 1894
Launched31 March 1896
Commissioned8 August 1897
Displacement12,230 long tons (12,430 t) (normal)
Length412 ft (125.6 m)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement650

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

31 March 1896

Battle of Port Arthur
Survived

8–9 February 1904

Battle of the Yellow Sea
Survived

10 August 1904

Battle of Tsushima
Survived

27–28 May 1905

Fate

Survived

Scrapped 1948