Ibuki-class armored cruiser
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ibuki-class battlecruiser |
| Builders | Kure Navy Yard, Yokosuka Navy Yard |
| Operators |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Succeeded by | Kongo-class |
| Built | 1905–1911 |
| In commission | 1907–1923 |
| Completed | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Armoured cruiser (later reclassified as Battlecruiser |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 14636 tons normal 15595 tons full load |
| Length | 147.8 m (485 ft) overall |
| Beam | 23.0 m (75.5 ft) |
| Draught | 8.0 m (26.2 ft) |
| Propulsion | Ibuki turbines, 2 shafts, 24,000 shp (18,000 kW), Kurama recipro engines 22500ihp |
| Speed | 20.5 knots Kurama, 21.5 knots Ibuki |
| Complement | 844 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 4 × 30 cm/45 (12") 41st Year Type guns (2 × 2) 8 × 20 cm/45 (8") 41st Year Type guns (4 x 1, 2 x 2) |
| Armour | list error: <br /> list (help) 100-180mm belt 125-180mm barbettes 200mm conning tower 125-180mm turret 75mm deck |
The Ibuki class was a ship class of two large armoured cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century. Both vessels were reclassified as battlecruisers in 1912, and both were scrapped in September 1923 under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty.
| Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate | |
| Ibuki | 22 May 1907 | 21 October 1907 | 11 November 1907 | Scrapped, 20 September 1923 |
| Kurama | 23 August 1905 | 21 October 1907 | 28 February 1911 | Scrapped, 20 September 1923 |
See also
Media related to Ibuki class cruiser at Wikimedia Commons
External links
- Japanese battleships, battlecruisers, and large cruisers at hazegray.org