Hizen 1908
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 肥前 <Hizen> (ex-Ретвизан <Retvizan>) | Cramp, Philadelphia, USA // Sasebo K K | 30/7/1899 | 23/10/1900 | 12/1901 // 11/1908 | stricken 9/1923 |
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Displacement normal, t |
12700 |
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Displacement full, t |
12902 |
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Length, m |
116.5 wl 117.9 oa |
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Breadth, m |
22.0 |
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Draught, m |
7.92 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 24 Niclausse boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
17000 |
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Max speed, kn |
18 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 2000 |
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Armour, mm |
belt: 229 - 127 (51 at ship ends), bulkheads: 178, upper belt: 152, battery and casemates: 127, deck: 76 - 51, barbettes: 203, turrets: 229 - 203, CT: 254 |
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Armament |
2 x 2 - 305/40 (rus), 12 x 1 - 152/45 Canet, 14 x 1 - 76/40 EOC N / Vickers Z, 2 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 2 - 450 TT (beam) |
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Complement |
791 |
Ship project history: Former Russian Retvizan, scuttled 6/12/1904 in Port Arthur. She was captured as a trophy, salvaged 22/9/1905, repaired and commissioned in November, 1908 as Hizen.
Ship protection: Main belt extended at full ship length from 1.2m under to 1.1m over wl. Its thickness was 229mm tapering to 127mm at lower edge at 78.0m length between turrets. Upper belt extended to upper deck was 152mm thick at placed between turrets. Both belts were closed by 178mm bulkheads abreast turrets. Thickness of main belt decreased up to 51mm outside citadel. Main deck was 51mm thick at flat part and had 76mm slopes.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In the First World War beginning she participated in searches for a squadron of admiral Spee. 1/9/1921 she was reclassified to coast defence ship and disarmed next year. After disposal she was converted to target and sunk in manoeuvres in July, 1924 in Bungo Strait.
Hizen
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