Nagato-class Battleship


NagatoMutsu

(Model kits manufactured by Aoshima)

These are two of my favorites, particularly the ill-fated Mutsu (which blew up at anchor near Hiroshima on the afternoon of June 6, 1943, probably as the result of faulty 16 inch ammunition -- bummer). I had the privilege of crawling around inside Mutsu's pigeon-dropping-encrusted #4 turret (which was salvaged from the wreck) when I lived in Hiroshima. Who says I don't know how to have fun?

Year CompletedNagato: 1920
Mutsu: 1921
Displacement42,850 tons
Dimensions725'2" x 113'6" x 31'2"
Speed27 knots
Armament 8 x 16"/45
20 (later 18) x 5.5"/50
8 x 5"/40 DP
up to 98 x 25mm AA
Armor 11.8" belt
7" deck
14" turret face
14.5" conning tower
Crew1368

Additional Info
Nagato Tabular Record of Movement (TROM)
Mutsu Tabular Record of Movement (TROM)

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