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- Nagato (1938 refit), Japanese Nagato-class battleship laid down 1919 (Engine 1938)
- Displacement:
- 50,871 t light; 53,713 t standard; 57,776 t normal; 61,026 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (754.59 ft / 736.78 ft) x 95.21 ft (Bulges 131.23 ft) x (31.17 / 33.16 ft)
- (230.00 m / 224.57 m) x 29.02 m (Bulges 40.00 m) x (9.50 / 10.11 m)
- Armament:
- 10 - 16.14" / 410 mm 45.0 cal guns - 2,249.00lbs / 1,020.13kg shells, 90 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1921 Model
- 2 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
- 2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
- 2 raised mounts
- 18 - 5.51" / 140 mm 55.0 cal guns - 83.78lbs / 38.00kg shells, 300 per gun
- Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1914 Model
- 18 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 18 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
- 16 - 3.94" / 100 mm 65.0 cal guns - 28.66lbs / 13.00kg shells, 400 per gun
- Dual purpose guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1938 Model
- 4 x 2-gun mounts on sides, forward deck aft
- 2 raised mounts - superfiring
- 4 x 2-gun mounts on sides, aft deck forward
- 2 raised mounts - superfiring
- 80 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 56.0 cal guns - 2.21lbs / 1.00kg shells, 2,000 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1938 Model
- 10 x Quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 4 raised mounts
- 20 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm 60.0 cal guns - 0.57lbs / 0.26kg shells, 2,000 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1936 Model
- 20 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 10 raised mounts
- Weight of broadside 24,645 lbs / 11,179 kg
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 15.7" / 400 mm 309.74 ft / 94.41 m 11.71 ft / 3.57 m
- Ends: 2.36" / 60 mm 394.19 ft / 120.15 m 11.71 ft / 3.57 m
- 32.84 ft / 10.01 m Unarmoured ends
- Upper: 5.91" / 150 mm 309.74 ft / 94.41 m 8.01 ft / 2.44 m
- Main Belt covers 65 % of normal length
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
- 5.91" / 150 mm 309.74 ft / 94.41 m 30.25 ft / 9.22 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 85.37 ft / 26.02 m
- - Hull Bulges:
- 1.97" / 50 mm 590.55 ft / 180.00 m 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 20.1" / 510 mm 13.7" / 348 mm 18.1" / 460 mm
- 2nd: 8.27" / 210 mm - -
- 3rd: 3.94" / 100 mm 2.56" / 65 mm 3.94" / 100 mm
- 4th: 0.59" / 15 mm - -
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 8.27" / 210 mm
- Forecastle: 2.76" / 70 mm Quarter deck: 2.76" / 70 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 18.11" / 460 mm, Aft 18.11" / 460 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Geared drive, 4 shafts, 91,005 shp / 67,890 Kw = 25.29 kts
- Range 8,650nm at 16.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 7,313 tons
- Complement:
- 1,863 - 2,422
- Cost:
- £9.361 million / $37.444 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 4,772 tons, 8.3 %
- - Guns: 4,772 tons, 8.3 %
- Armour: 23,318 tons, 40.4 %
- - Belts: 3,799 tons, 6.6 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 2,047 tons, 3.5 %
- - Bulges: 1,270 tons, 2.2 %
- - Armament: 8,300 tons, 14.4 %
- - Armour Deck: 6,736 tons, 11.7 %
- - Conning Towers: 1,166 tons, 2.0 %
- Machinery: 2,492 tons, 4.3 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 19,989 tons, 34.6 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,905 tons, 12.0 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 0.5 %
- - Hull above water: 60 tons
- - On freeboard deck: 140 tons
- - Above deck: 100 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 115,785 lbs / 52,519 Kg = 55.1 x 16.1 " / 410 mm shells or 27.5 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
- Metacentric height 6.3 ft / 1.9 m
- Roll period: 22.0 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 73 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.61
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.47
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- a straight bulbous bow and large transom stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.671 / 0.666
- Length to Beam Ratio: 5.61 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 31.93 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 28.00 %, 31.17 ft / 9.50 m, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- - Forward deck: 22.00 %, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- - Aft deck: 22.00 %, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- - Quarter deck: 28.00 %, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- - Average freeboard: 29.71 ft / 9.06 m
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 55.1 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 172.6 %
- Waterplane Area: 57,172 Square feet or 5,311 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 243 lbs/sq ft or 1,184 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.94
- - Longitudinal: 1.72
- - Overall: 1.00
- Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
- Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
- Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
- Aviation facilities for two A6M2-N floatplanes, as well as internal hangar for same.
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