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The United States Navy Iowa class fast battleships
specification
Displacement: 45,000 tons
dimensions
Length: 887 feet 3 inch (270 m)
Beam: 108 feet (32.9 m)
Draft: 37 feet 2 in (11.3 m)
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)
Complement: 151 officers, 2637 enlisted
Armament:
1982:
9 x 50 cal. Mark 7 16inch naval guns
12 × 38 cal. Mark 12 5inch naval guns
32 x BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles
16 x RGM-84 Harpoon Anti-Ship missiles
4 x 20 mm/76 cal. Phalanx CIWS
Belt Armor: 12.1 inch (307 mm)
Bulkheads: 11.3 inch (287 mm)
Barbettes: 11.6 to 17.3 in (295 to 439 mm)
Turrets Armor: 19.7 inch (500 mm)
Decks Armor: 7.5 inch (190 mm)
Aircraft carried: floatplanes, helicopters, UAVs

kms Scharnhorst battleship german navy

the layout diagram of german battleship Scharnhorst


The port forward 150mm turret of the sms Scharnhorst seen from ahead. Single-mounted 150mm guns are beyond, at main deck level, with 105mm twin anti-aircraft guns above.

View from the forward superstructure towards the bow, with the ice cover accumulating on the 283mm gun turrets. Although the installation of "Atlantic bow" improved deck conditions in rough waters, in stormy seas the ship still took plenty of surf across the deck.


two triple 283mm gun turrets


battle ship Scharnhorst triple 283mm gun turrets behind. at Kiel during the winter of 1939-40.


Scharnhorst was the battleship of imperial german navy Kriegsmarine
kms Scharnhorst maximum speed is 32 knots, superior to most of the ships of the Royal Navy.
specification
Displacement: 38,900 tonnes (full load)
Length: 235.4 m (772.3 feet) overall
Beam: 30 m (98.4 feet)
Draft: 9.93 m
Propulsion: 3 Brown-Boveri geared turbines;
3 three-bladed propellers, 4.8 m (15.75 feet) diameter;
161,164 shp
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)
Range: 10,100 nmi at 19 knots
Complement: 1,968 (60 officers, 1,909 enlisted)
Sensors and
processing systems: 80-cm wavelength RADAR from 1940
Armament: 9 × 280mm naval gun
12 × 150mm naval gun
14 × 10.5 cm/65 (4.1") SK C/33
16 × 3.7 cm/L83 (1.5") SK C/30
10× 2 cm aa gun
6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
Armor: Main belt: 350 mm (13.78 inch)
Deck: 95 mm max.
Aircraft carried: 3 Arado Ar 196A-3, 1 catapult

KMS Bismarck battleship pictures

battleship Bismarck layout diagram

The nazi German navy Kriegsmarine battleship kms Bismarck is one of the most famous warships of the ww2.
specification
Displacement:50,900 tonnes full load
Length: 251m (823.5 feet) overall
Beam: 36.0 m(118.1 feet) waterline
Draft:10.2 m(33.5 feet) full load
Propulsion: 12 Wagner high-pressure;
3 Blohm & Voss geared turbines;
3 three-blade propellers, 4.70 m diameter
150,170 hp
Speed: 30.1 knots
Range: 8,525 nm at 19 knots
Complement: 2,092: 103 officers 1,989 men (1941)
Armament: 8×SK-C/34 380mm naval gun
12×152mm naval gun
16×105mm naval gun
16 × 37 mm/L83 SK-C/30
12×20 mm/L65 MG C/30 (Single)
8×20 mm/L65 MG C/32 (Quadruple)
Armour: Belt: 145 to 320 mm
Deck: 110 to 120 mm
Bulkheads: 220 mm
Turrets: 130 to 360 mm
Barbettes: 342 mm
Conning tower: 360 mm
Aircraft carried: 4×Arado Ar 196 A-3, with 1 double-ended catapult

ijn yamashiro battleship

Line Drawing Silhouette Yamashiro




Line Drawing Silhouette fuso

Imperial Japanese Navy ship Yamashiro was the second fuso class battleship, and was commissioned on March 31, 1917. She was the first Japanese warship equipped with aircraft catapults.
The Yamashiro was reconstructed from December 1930 to March 1935.Elevation of the main armament was increased from 30 degrees to 43 degrees. The forefunnel was removed, but converted later, the Yamashiro differed slightly from its sister ship Fusō in the arrangement of gun turrets; by altering the "dead angle" of "C" turret from forward training to aft, deck space was left for a larger superstructure.Eight 5inch 127mm heavy anti-aircraft guns were fitted, one twin mount on each side of the bridge forward, and the other pair of twin mounts high up on the tower structure aft
specification
Displacement: 39,154 tons
dimensions
Length: 213 m
Beam: 30.6 m
Draft: 9.7 m
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)
Range: 8,000 nautical miles at 14 knots
Complement: 1,400
Armament: twelve 14inch naval guns, sixteen 6inch (152mm), eight 5 inch (127mm) DP, up to 92 × 25 mm AA, up to 16 × 13 mm AA

ijn musashi japanese battleship

18inch gun turret


Imperial Japanese Navy ship ijn Musashi was the second and final Yamato class battleship, With her sister ship, Yamato, are the largest and most heavily-armed and armored battleships int the world.Commissioned on 5 August 1942, she proceeded to Truk Lagoon, where Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto made Musashi his flagship.She formed part of Vice-Admiral Takeo Kurita's Centre Force along with Yamato at the Battle of Leyte Gulf. on 24 October 1944, She was sunk in the battle of Sibuyan Sea, just off the southeast tip of Luzon, by American carrier-based aircraft: first at 10:27 AM by eight SB2C Helldiver dive bombers from the USS Intrepid armed with 500-lb (227 kg) bombs. Wave after wave of American aircraft from the USS Intrepid, Essex, Franklin, and Lexington scored 17 bomb and 20 torpedo hits on her, and 18 near misses. This battle was the only time that Musashi had fired her guns in anger, using the San Shiki ("Beehive") Model 13 anti-aircraft shell.
specification
Displacement: 72,800(max) tons
dimensions
Length: 263 m overall
256 m waterline
Beam: 38.9 m
Draft: 11 m at full load
Propulsion:
150,000 shp
four 3-bladed 6.0 m propellers
Speed: 27.46 knots (50.86 km/h)
Range: 7,200 nmi. at 16 kt
Complement: 2,399
Armament
August 1942
(as built): 9 × 460 mm 18.1inch gun (3×3)
12 × 155 mm naval gun (4×3)
12 × 127 mm (5 in) (6×2)
24 × 25 mm AA gun (8×3)
4 × 13 mm (2×2)
Armor: 650 mm on front of turrets
410 mm (16.1 in) side armor
200 mm (8 in) central deck armor
226.5 mm (9.06 in) outer deck armor
Aircraft carried: 7, 2 catapults

battleship ijn Mikasa

plan of battleship ijn Mikasa

ship model photos

ijn Mikasa is a Imperial Japanese Navy pre-Dreadnought battleship,made in Britain in 1900. Mikasa, was ordered from the Vickers shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom at the end of 1898, for delivery to Japan in 1902. She took three years to complete, at the great cost of £880,000 (8.8 million yen).
She served as the flagship of Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō during the Battle of Tsushima in 1905, as well as several other engagements during the Russo-Japanese War.
At the time of her delivery, Mikasa was a state-of-the-art pre-dreadnought battleship, achieving an unprecedented combination of firepower and protection.adapted from british latest Majestic class design, with increased displacement (15,140 tonnes against 14,900), improved speed (18 knots against 17), slightly stronger armament (two more 6 inch guns), and much stronger armour: she kept the same armour thicknesses but used high performance Krupp armour, around 50% stronger compared to the Harvey armour used by the Majestic class.

At Tsushima, Mikasa led the combined Japanese fleet into one of the most decisive naval battles in history. The Russian fleet was almost completely annihilated:she received around 20 hits during the battle of the Yellow Sea on 10 August 1904, and around 30 hits during the battle of Tsushima, with only limited damage. The firepower and the longer range of the guns of Mikasa were also fully exploited by highly trained and effective Japanese gunners.
specification
Displacement: 15,140 tons
Length: 131.67 metres
Beam: 23.23 metres
Draft: 8.28 metres
Propulsion: Two Shaft Reciprocating VTE steam engine; 25 boilers, 15,000 shp
Speed: 18.25 knots (33.8 km/h)
Range: 7,000 nautical miles @10 knots
Complement: 860
Armament: 4 × 12inch (305 mm)main guns
14 × QF 6 inch (152 mm) guns
20 × 3-inch (76 mm) guns

bb62 USS New Jersey battleship

A salvo from the main guns of the New Jersey (BB-62), 1944

forward Turret 1 and the barrels

August 6, 1984: USS New Jersey in the Panama Canal.

Reserve fleet and museum ship

The USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) fire a six gun salvo of 16 inch shell into enemy troop concentration near Kaesong, Korea.

President Ronald Reagan's "600-ship Navy" plan called for the reactivation, modernization, and recommissioning of all four Iowa class battleships. Here, Reagan (below the "New Jersey" sign, to the extreme right) speaks at New Jersey's recommissioning ceremony.

The New Jersey (BB-62) fires broadside during bombardment operations against enemy targets in Korea, adjacent to the 38th parallel. Photo is dated 10 November 1951. Smoke from shell explosions is visible ashore, in the upper left.

Battleship New Jersey's superstructure

Battleship New Jersey's bridge

View out of the bridge window aboard New Jersey

Battleship New Jersey's bunks, 14 Jun 2004

Bombarding enemy targets near Tuyho, on South Vietnam's central coast, during her last line period, late in March 1969.

New Jersey's secondary gun turrets

Captain's chair aboard New Jersey

A stern view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) in drydock. The ship is undergoing refitting and reactivation

United States Navy USS New Jersey (BB-62) ("Big J" or "Black Dragon") is an Iowa-class fast battleship
specification
Displacement: 45,000 tons
dimensions
Length: 887 feet 7 in
Beam: 108.2 feet
Draft: 28.9 feet
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)
Complement: 1,921 officers and men

Armament: 1943:
9 x 16 inch (406 mm) 50 cal. Mark 7 guns
20 × 5 inch (127 mm) 38 cal. Mark 12 guns
80 x 40 mm 56 cal. aa guns
49 x 20 mm 70 cal. anti-aircraft guns

Armor: Belt: 12.1 in (307 mm)
Bulkheads: 11.3 in (287 mm)
Barbettes: 11.6 to 17.3 in (295 to 439 mm)
Turrets: 19.7 in (500 mm)
Decks: 7.5 in (190 mm)
Aircraft carried: 1943:
2 catapults
3 Vought OS2U Kingfisher Floatplanes
1982:
Deck for up to 4 Helicopters