Japanese battleships "Ise" such as the Second World War

The attack by US aircraft on battleship “Ise”

During the descent the stocks in 1914 city, "Fuso" and the same type with it, finished in 1915 g. ship "Yamashiro" were the most powerful battleships of the Japanese Navy. AT 1916 and 1917 gg. the first two were added two more ships of the same class, "Ise" and "Hugo". Firepower, they were superior to most large US Navy ships and were approximately equal battleships such as "Pennsylvania". The emergence of Japan warships of this class meant a loud statement about the country itself as a major naval power. 14-inch. (356-mm) guns "Fuso" Chief caliber produced in Japan, layout turrets was atypical: two were installed in front of, two rear, and two more in the middle of the ship.

The damaged battleship “Ise” – video

K because the moment, the outbreak of war storm in the Pacific, "Isa" and with it the same type of battleships were subjected to several upgrades. Between 1935 g. and 1937 g. "Ise" was equipped with an integral foremast and a 3.1-inch. (77-mm) antiaircraft guns. "Fuso" has undergone major reconstruction between 1930 g. and 1935 city, When replacing the front pipe came mast in the "pagoda" style, main mast was layered and significantly increased armor protection ship, including its deck and underwater. As a result, the body in the rear of a few lengthened, and the weight of the vessel rose 3500 t. In the fully updated engine room housed more powerful turbine Kampon instead turbines Brown Curtis. Gradually increase the arsenal of light weapons, Besides, "Fuso" could carry up to three hydroplanes (usually "Nakajima" Type 95). In addition to supporting our troops, to capture the islands at the beginning of the Pacific War, Japan's large ships did not play a big role in the fighting at this theater.

After losses in the Battle of Midway Island in 1943 g. "Isa" and "Hyuga" have been turned into a kind of "hybrids" - battleships, aircraft carriers. Towers «X» and «Y» dismantled, setting in place of catapults for seaplanes, that return from the job brought on board with a crane. Ships could carry up 22 gïdrosamoletov, but with little success converted battleships had. Number of air defense guns all increased, while the number of 25-mm automatic anti-aircraft guns did not exceed 100 trunks, though, that in the beginning, "Ise" its history is only 16 units of air defense systems. At the same time, the ship was dismantled all weapons of medium caliber. Aircraft Aviation Group "Isa" were neither flight range, no firepower, to have a serious impact on the fighting in the sky over the sea and the land, and closer to the end of the war catapults were removed, and Leyte Gulf "Ise" acted without the aircraft. 18 July 1945 g. near Kure "Ise" was put on the bottom deck of combat aircraft with US aircraft carriers. "Hyuga" followed six days later. Since both sank in shallow water, after the war, at 1945 g. battleships were raised and cut into scrap metal.

The performance characteristics of the battleship “Ise”

Photos of battleships such as "Ise"

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