Azuma 1900
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 吾妻 <Azuma> | A C de la Loire, St. Nazaire, France | 3/1898 | 24/6/1899 | 28/7/1900 | TS 1914, hulk 1941 |
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Displacement normal, t |
9307 |
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Displacement full, t |
9953 |
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Length, m |
131.5 pp 137.9 oa |
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Breadth, m |
20.9 |
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Draught, m |
7.21 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 24 Belleville boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
17000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
20 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 1275 |
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Armour, mm |
belt: 178 - 89, bulkheads: 152, upper belt: 127, barbettes: 152, turrets: 152, casemates: 152 - 51, deck: 63 - 51, CT: 356 - 76, fwd torpedo room: 152 |
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Armament |
2 x 2 - 203/45 EOC S/U/U¹/W, 12 x 1 - 152/40 QF EOC Z, 12 x 1 - 76/40 EOC N / Vickers Z, 12 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 5 - 450 TT (1 bow, 4 beam) |
|
Complement |
650 |
Ship project history: Built in France under 1896 program, similar to Asama class, but had shorter armored belt.
Ship protection: Main 178mm belt had 64m length (inside barbettes) and 2.1m height, closed by 152mm bulkheads abreast barbettes. Its thickness was 89mm outside barbettes. Upper 127mm belt had dimensions 64x2.1m. 51mm deck was connected with lower edge of main belt by 76mm slopes. It has turtleback form and 63-51mm thickness outside barbettes. CT had 356mm sides and 76mm roof. All 8`` and 4 6`` guns and fore torpedo room had 152mm protection, 8 6`` guns amidships were protected by only 51mm armor.
Modernizations: 1924: - 4 x 1 - 76/40, 4 x 1 - 47/40, 3 - 450 TT; + 1 x 1 - 76/40 3-shiki
1930: boilers were replaced by 6 Yarrow (oil- and coal-burning), engine power decreased to 9400hp and maximal speed to 16kts; - 4 x 1 - 152/40, 4 x 1 - 76/40, 3 x 1 - 47/40, 2 - 450 TT
Naval service: Azuma actively participated in the Russian-Japanese war and since 1914 she was used as TS. Ship was reclassified as 1st class coast defense ship in September 1921. In 1941 Azuma was converted to a hulk, hard damaged by American aircraft 18/7/1945 and handed over for scrap in 1946.
Azuma 1900
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