Kawachi (1910)
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| Kawachi (1910) | |
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| Builder: | Yokosuka Navy Arsenal |
| Ordered: | FY1907OB[1]22 June 1907 |
| Laid down: | 1 April 1909 |
| Launched: | 15 October 1910 |
| Completed: | 31 March 1912 |
| Commissioned: | 1 April 1912 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 Sept 1918 |
| Sunk in accident: | 12 Jul, 1918 |
IJN Battleship Kawachi was the first of two battleships built by the Imperial Japanese Navy right after the Russo-Japanese War as the first Dreadnoughts for the country. Unusually for a dreadnought, Kawachi-class had four 50 Calibre 12-in guns forward and aft, and eight 45 Calibre 12-in guns on the sides because the 50 Calibre guns became available after the class was planned.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Colonel Tsuchiyama Tetsuzo, 1 November, 1911 – 1 December, 1912
- Colonel Nakajima Ichitaro, 1 December, 1912 – 1 December, 1913
- Colonel Machida Komajiro, 1 December, 1913 – 13 December, 1915
- Colonel Oyamada Nakanojo, 13 December, 1915 – 1 December, 1917
- Colonel Masaki Yoshimoto, 1 December, 1917 – 21 September, 1918
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Fiscal Year 1907, Ordinary Budget
Bibliography
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