Nagato is an Imperial Japanese Navy battleship named after the old Nagato Province. She is the lead ship of the Nagato-class battleships. Basic Information Builder: Kure Naval Arsenal Operator: Imperial Japanese Navy Ship Type: Battleship Class: Lead ship of Nagato-class Service History Plan: Eight-Eight Fleet Program Laid down: August 28, 1917 Launched: November 9, 1919 Completed: November 25, 1920 Specifications Displacement Standard: 39,130 long tons Trial: 43,580 tons Full load: 45,816 tons Overall length: 224.94m Beam: 34.6m Draft: 9.96m Propulsion: 4 Kanpon turbines, 4 shafts, 82,000 shp Speed: 25.0 knots Range: 8,650 nmi at 16 knots Complement: 1,368 (1,300 petty officers and enlisted, 68 officers) Armament 4 x twin 41 cm/45 3rd Year Type guns 18 x single 14 cm/45 3rd Year Type guns 4 x twin 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 dual-purpose guns 10 x twin 25 mm Type 96 AA guns 3 x 7.7 mm machine guns Armor Waterline: 305mm Deck: 70+127 mm Main turret face: 457mm Main turret roof: 250mm Casemates: 152mm

Yamato was the lead ship of the Yamato-class battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Along with her sister ship Musashi, she was a super-dreadnought battleship armed with the largest guns in history, the 46 cm cannons. She was the largest battleship in the world. Built at Kure Naval Arsenal. Commissioned on December 16, 1941. Builder: Kure Naval Arsenal Operator: Imperial Japanese Navy Class: Yamato-class battleship Construction Cost Approx. 137,802,000 yen (March 1936 estimate by Navy Technical Department) Displacement 64,000 tons (standard) 69,000 tons (trial) 72,809 tons (full load) Overall length 263.0 m Waterline length 256.0 m Beam 38.9 m Draft 10.4 m Boilers: 12 Kanpon Ro-go water-tube boilers Main engine: Kanpon turbines Output: 153,553 shp Propulsion: 4 shafts Max speed 27.46 knots (approx. 50.8 km/h) Range 7,200 nmi at 16 knots (approx. 29.6 km/h) Complement At commissioning: 2,500 Armament 3 x triple 46 cm/45 Type 94 guns 4 x triple 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type guns 6 x twin 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 dual-purpose guns 8 x triple 25 mm Type 96 AA guns 2 x twin 13 mm Type 93 machine guns Armor Belt: 410 mm + 15 mm (inclined 20 degrees) Torpedo bulkhead: 205-75 mm Upper deck: 35-50 mm Main deck: 200-230 mm Total deck armor: 250 mm Bulkhead: 340-300 mm Main turret face: 660 mm Main turret side: 250 mm Main turret rear: 190 mm Main turret roof: 270 mm Main turret barbette: 560-380 mm Conning tower: 500-380 mm Aircraft carried 5 aircraft (2 catapults) Mitsubishi F1M "Pete" Aichi E13A "Jake" Radar Type 2, Mark 2, Model 1 (No. 21) Air Search Radar; Experimental Type 2, Mark 2, Model 2 (No. 22) Surface Search Radar; Type 3, Mark 1, Model 3 (No. 13) Early Warning Radar

Musashi was the second ship of the Yamato-class battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was named after the Musashi Province. She was the second ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy to bear this name. She was the last battleship built and completed by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki Shipyard Operator: Imperial Japanese Navy Class: Yamato-class battleship Laid down: March 29, 1938 Launched: November 1, 1940 Commissioned: August 5, 1942 Standard displacement 65,000 tons Full load displacement 72,809 tons Overall length 263.0m Waterline length 256.0m Beam 38.9m Draft 10.4m Engine 12 Kanpon Ro-go boilers, 4 Kanpon turbines, 4 shafts, 150,000 shp Speed Trial results: 27.46 knots (50.86 km/h) Range: 7,200 nmi at 16 knots Complement: Approx. 3,300 3 x triple 46 cm/45 Type 94 guns 4 x triple 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type guns 6 x twin 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 dual-purpose guns 35 x triple 25 mm Type 96 AA guns (105 barrels) 25 x single 25 mm Type 96 AA guns (25 barrels) 2 x twin 13 mm Type 93 machine guns 2 x 28-barrel 12 cm AA rocket launchers (based on some accounts) Armor Belt: 410mm, Deck: 200mm, Main turret face: 600mm Aircraft carried Aichi E13A "Jake", Mitsubishi F1M "Pete", etc. Max 7 aircraft (2 catapults)

Builder: Kure Naval Arsenal Operator: Imperial Japanese Navy Class: Takao-class Plan: 1927 Supplemental Program Laid down: April 28, 1927 Launched: June 16, 1930 Commissioned: March 30, 1932 Standard displacement: 13,400 tons Overall length: 203.76 m Beam: 20.73 m Draft: 6.32 m Boilers: 12 Kanpon Ro-go units Main engine: 4 Kanpon turbines Output: 130,000 shp Propulsion: 4 screw propellers Speed: 34 knots (63 km/h) Fuel Fuel oil: 2,318 t Range 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 18 knots (after refit) Complement: 835 (after refit) 5 x twin 20.3 cm/50 3rd Year Type guns 4 x twin 12.7 cm dual-purpose guns 4 x twin 25 mm AA guns 2 x twin 13 mm machine guns 4 x quadruple 61 cm torpedo tubes (24 Type 93 torpedoes) Armor: Belt 127 mm, Horizontal 34-46 mm, Turrets 25 mm Aircraft carried: 3 reconnaissance seaplanes (2 catapults)