Линейные корабли типа "Нагато". 1911-1945 гг.

Gunnery Notes.—16 inch guns can range up to .44,000 vards. Arcs of fire : about 270-300° for Turrets Nos. 1, 2, 4;

No. 3 about 320-330° 5.5 inch guns about 120-130°.

Engineering Notes.—Designed S.H.P. and speed given on the opposite page are unofficial and must be taken with caution. S.H.P. has also been reported as 60.000. During 1920, the Westmghouse Co.; of Pittsburgh, U.S.A., built Parsons type geared turbines of 80,000 S.H.P. for an un-named " battleship building in a Japanese Dockyard "—possibly for Mutsu. The full speed of these ships may actually be 24 to 25 kts. Between May 2nd-5th, Nagato carried out a special 72 hours' full speed trial in the Pacific.

Armour and Protection Notes.—General scheme of armouring is believed to be akin to that for H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth. Protective decks are thickened in vicinity of magazines. Said that " horizontal protection over machinery spaces can be taken as equivalent to 7", allowing for angle of impact." Special protection below waterline is reported to be a " modified form of bulge " which does not interfere with speed. Net defence for almost entire length.

Searchlights.—Ten 30 inch, distributed as eight to foremast, two to mainmast.

Aircraft Notes.—Aircraft believed to be carried, but how many and where stowed is unknown.

Appearance Notes.—The outstanding,feature is the colossal heptapodal foremast, with its numerous tops and bridges, for Heavy and Light Directors, oange-Pinders and Searchlights. Two of its supporting legs rake forward, two aft, and one out to each beam. The central trunk is so thick, it accommodates an electric Tift, running between Upper Deck and the Main Director Tower at the masthead. This mast is said to have been evolved after many experiments had been made to determine the most rigid and vibrationless structure. It is claimed to bo almost indestructible by shell-fire, but it’s weight, and the target offered must be enormous. The shape of the stem, which has a curve reversed to that of the usual Japanese "yacht" bow, should also be noticed.