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| − | '''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 | + | '''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" 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. |
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Revision as of 22:06, 19 September 2020
| 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 |
| 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 for 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
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Fiscal Year 1907, Ordinary Budget
Bibliography
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