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| Laid down | 11th March 1912 |
| Launched | 28th March 1914 |
| Completed | N/A |
| Commissioned | 18th November 1915 |
| Fate | Sunk: 25th October 1944 in Surigao Strait |
| Builders | Kure Navy Yard, Kure Japan |
| Complement | As built: 1193 Refitted: 1396 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | As built: 30600 tons std 35900 tons max Refitted: 34700 tons std 38530 tons max |
| Dimensions | As built: 664' x 94' Refitted: 698' x 100' 6" |
| Draught | As built: 28' 6" Refitted: 31' 6" |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | 12 x 14" (6 x 2) |
| Secondary guns | As built: 16 x 6" (16 x 1) Refitted: 14 x 6" (14 x 1) |
| Torpedo tubes | 6 x 21" |
| Other weapons | As built: 4 x 4" Refitted: 8 x 5" 26 x 25mm 1941: 8 x 5" 37 x 25mm |
| Countermeasures | None |
| Armour | As built: Belt: 4" - 12" Deck: 1.2" - 3" Barbettes: 8" - 12" Turrets: 8" - 12" Refitted: Belt: 4" - 12" Deck: 3.8" - 7" Barbettes: 8" - 12" Turrets: 8" - 12" |
| Aircraft Facilities | |
| Aircraft | As built: None Refitted: 3 x Nakajima 95 seaplanes |
| Flightdeck | None |
| Hangar | N/A |
| Catapults | 1 |
| Arrestor system | None |
| Aviation fuel | N/A |
| Electronics Fit | |
| Radar | N/A |
| Sonar | N/A |
| ECM | None |
| Other | N/A |
| Machinery | |
| Engines | As built: 24 x coal boilers 4 x Brown-Curtis steam turbines Refitted: 6 x oil boilers 4 x Kampon steam turbines |
| Power output | As built: 40000shp Refitted: 75000shp |
| Speed | As built: 22kts Refitted: 24kts |
| Shafts | 4 |
| Range | N/A |
| Fuel | N/A |
Fuso was hit by torpedoes launched by destroyers and sank about 90 minutes later.
Last altered : 15th June 1999
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