Hyuga (Ise Class)




Laid down 6th May 1915
Launched 27th January 1917
Completed N/A
Commissioned 30th April 1918
Fate Sunk:
28th July 1945 at Kure, Japan
Builders Mitsubishi
Japan
Complement As built:
1360
Refit #1:
1376
Refit #2:
1463
Dimensions
Displacement As built:
31260 tons std
36500 tons max
Refit #1:
35800 tons std
39535 tons max
Refit #2:
35350 tons std
38065 tons max
Dimensions As built:
675' x 94'
Refit #1:
708' x 104'
Refit #2:
720' 6" x 104"
Draught As built:
29'
Refit #1:
30'
Refit #2:
29' 6"
Armament
Main guns As built:
12 x 14" (6 x 2)
Refit #1:
8 x 14" (4 x 2)
Secondary guns As built:
20 x 5.5" (20 x 1)
Refit #1:
16 x 5.5" (16 x 1)
Refit #2:
16 x 5" (8 x 2)
Torpedo tubes As built:
6 x 21"Refit #1:
None
Other weapons As built:
4 x 3" (4 x 1)
Refit #1:
10 x 5" (5 x 2)
20 x 25mm
Refit #2:
57 x 25mm
1944:
104 x 25mm
6 x 5" AA rocket launchers
Countermeasures None
Armour As built:
Belt: 4" - 12"
Deck: 1.2" - 3"
Barbettes: 8" - 12"
Turrets: 8" - 12"

Refit #1:
Belt: 4" - 12"
Deck: 3.8" - 7"
Barbettes: 8" - 12"
Turrets: 8" - 12"
Aircraft Facilities
Aircraft As built:
None
Refit #1:
3 x Nakajima 95 seaplanes
Refit #2:
22 various
Flightdeck As built:
None
Refit #2:
N/A
Hangar As built:
None
Refit #1:
N/A
Catapults As built:
None
Refit #1:
1
Refit #2:
None
Arrestor system None
Aviation fuel As built:
None
Refit #1:
N/A
Electronics Fit
Radar As built:
None
Refit #2:
Type 22
Sonar N/A
ECM None
Other N/A
Machinery
Engines As built:
24 x boilers
4 x Curtis steam turbines
Refit #1:
8 x boilers
4 x Kampon steam turbines
Power output As built:
45000shp
Refit #1:
80000shp
Speed As built:
23kts
Refit #1:
25kts
Shafts 4
Range N/A
Fuel N/A

Hyugas first refit was between 1934 and 1936. Her part conversion to aircraft carrier took place between July and November 1943. A full air group was never carried. Immobilised due to fuel shortages, she was sunk by US aircraft.After the war, she was raised and scrapped.

Last altered : 15th June 1999

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