Japanese battleship Aki

Broadside view of Aki
History
Japan
NameAki
NamesakeAki Province
Ordered1904
BuilderKure Naval Arsenal, Japan
Laid down15 March 1906
Launched14 April 1907
Commissioned11 March 1911
Stricken1923
FateSunk as target, 2 September 1924
General characteristics
Class and typeSatsuma-class semi-dreadnought battleship
Displacement20,100–21,800 long tons (20,423–22,150 t)
Length492 ft (150 m)
Beam83 ft 7 in (25.5 m)
Draft27 ft 6 in (8.4 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 steam turbine sets
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range9,100 nmi (16,900 km; 10,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement931
Armament
Armor

Aki (安芸) was one of two Satsuma-class semi-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the first decade of the 20th century. She was the second battleship built domestically in Japan and the first to use steam turbines for propulsion. The ship was named for Aki Province,[1] now a part of Hiroshima Prefecture. The ship saw no combat during World War I. Aki was disarmed in 1922 and sunk as a target in 1924 in accordance with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922.

  1. ^ Silverstone, p. 325