Number 13-class battleship
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The Number 13-class battleship was a planned class of four fast battleships to be built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. The ships never received any names, being known only as Numbers 13–16. They were intended to reinforce Japan's "eight-eight fleet" of eight battleships and eight battlecruisers after the United States announced a major naval construction program in 1919. The Number 13 class was designed to be superior to all other existing battleships, planned or building. After the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty in 1922, they were cancelled in November 1923 before construction could begin.
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Right elevation line drawing of the design for the Number 13 class | |
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Operators | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Preceded by | Kii class |
Succeeded by | Yamato class |
Planned | 4 |
Cancelled | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Fast battleship |
Displacement | 47,500 t (46,700 long tons) (normal) |
Length | 274.4 m (900 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 30.8 m (101 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in) |
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Propulsion | 4 shafts; 4 × geared steam turbines |
Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
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