IJN Yamashiro
Sunk
| Type | Battleship |
|---|---|
| Class | Fusō |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 12 × 14″ guns in 6 twin turrets |
Refits
| 1930–1935 | Rebuilt: a pagoda mast, torpedo bulges, thicker deck armour, new engines, and more elevation for her big guns. |
Admiral Nishimura's flagship in the Surigao Strait on 25 October 1944, where she ran into the American battle line and destroyers waiting across the strait and was sunk, with Nishimura and nearly all her crew: the last battleship-against-battleship action.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 6 × twin 356 mm (14 in) guns
- 16 × single 152 mm (6 in) guns
- 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Belt: 305 mm (12 in)
- Deck: 32–51 mm (1.3–2.0 in)
- Bulkheads: 102–305 mm (4–12 in)
- Barbettes: 203–305 mm (8–12 in)
- Turrets: 228.6 to 279 mm (9 to 11 in)
- Conning Tower: 351 mm (13.8 in)
| Builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 20 November 1913 |
| Launched | 3 November 1915 |
| Commissioned | 31 March 1917 |
| Displacement | 29,326 long tons (29,797 t) (standard) 35,900 long tons (36,500 t) (full load) |
| Length | 192.1 m (630 ft 3 in) (pp) 202.7 m (665 ft) (o/a) |
| Speed | 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) |
| Complement | 1,193 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.
Launched
3 November 1915