Drawing of the Imperial Japanese Navy "Number 13"-class fast battleship. Although never officially named, the class is sometimes referred to as the Mikasa-class fast battleship. They are often classed as battlecruisers, but they were a larger, better protected and more powerful version of the Kii-class fast battleship. Four members of this class were planned, but construction was cancelled under the Washington Naval Treaty on November 19, 1923.
General Characteristics
Displacement: 47,500 tons normal
Length: 900 feet
Beam: 101 feet
Draft: 32 feet
Propulsion: Steam turbines, 22 boilers, 4 shafts, 150,00 hp, 30 knots
Crew: Unknown
Armament: 4 dual 18/45, 16 single 5.5/50 8 single 4.7/45, 8 24 inch TT (aw)
Ship List
Number 13 Would have been built at Yokosuka Navy.
Number 14 Would have been built at Kure Navy.
Number 15 Would have been built at Mitsubishi.
Number 16 Would have been built at Kawasaki.
Source:
The Ships That Never Were, a Collection of Cancelled Naval Projects 1918-1922 by Peter A Marshall
"World Battleships List: Japanese Dreadnoughts" at HazeGray
http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/battleships/ijn_dr.htm
General Characteristics
Displacement: 47,500 tons normal
Length: 900 feet
Beam: 101 feet
Draft: 32 feet
Propulsion: Steam turbines, 22 boilers, 4 shafts, 150,00 hp, 30 knots
Crew: Unknown
Armament: 4 dual 18/45, 16 single 5.5/50 8 single 4.7/45, 8 24 inch TT (aw)
Ship List
Number 13 Would have been built at Yokosuka Navy.
Number 14 Would have been built at Kure Navy.
Number 15 Would have been built at Mitsubishi.
Number 16 Would have been built at Kawasaki.
Source:
The Ships That Never Were, a Collection of Cancelled Naval Projects 1918-1922 by Peter A Marshall
"World Battleships List: Japanese Dreadnoughts" at HazeGray
http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/battleships/ijn_dr.htm