Kawachi (1910)
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| Kawachi (1910) | |
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| Builder: | Yokosuka Navy Arsenal |
| Ordered: | 22 June 1907 |
| Laid down: | 1 April 1909 |
| Launched: | 15 October 1910 |
| Completed: | 31 March 1912 |
| Commissioned: | 1 April 1912 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 Sept 1918 |
| Sold: | |
| Fate: | Sunk in accident, 12 July 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 as a dreadnought, Kawachi-class had four 50 Calibre 12" guns forward and astern and eight 45 Calibre 12" 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
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