Fuso-Class
Pagoda Mast Battleships - Fuso-class were first Japanese super-dreadnoughts. 2 ships built 1915. Twelve 14-inch guns (six twin turrets, all centerline). Famous for distinctive tall pagoda masts after 1930s modernization. Both sunk October 25, 1944 (Battle of Surigao Strait) - last battleship vs battleship action in history.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 34700 t
- Displacement (full)
- 30600 t
- Length
- 690 ft
- Beam
- 108.6 ft
- Crew
- 1193
- Ships built
- 2
- Commissioned
- 1915
- Decommissioned
- None (both sunk in action)
Performance
- Top speed
- 24.5 kn
- Range
- 11800 nm at 16 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 12× 356mm/45 Type 41 (14-inch)
- Secondary guns
- 16× 152mm/50 Type 41 (6-inch)
- Torpedoes
- 6× 533mm submerged
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 12 inches (305mm)
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 68.29
- Research cost
- 24,038
- Credit cost
- 47,803
Notable
- First Japanese super-dreadnoughts (12x 14-inch guns)
- Most distinctive pagoda masts in IJN
- All six turrets on centerline
- Last IJN battleships lost in surface action