Japanese battleship Satsuma

Picture of Satsuma
History
Japan
NameSatsuma
NamesakeSatsuma Province
Ordered1904
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan
Laid down15 May 1905
Launched15 November 1906
Commissioned25 March 1910
Decommissioned1922
Stricken20 September 1923
FateSunk as target, 7 September 1924
General characteristics
Class and typeSatsuma-class semi-dreadnought battleship
Displacement19,372–19,700 long tons (19,683–20,016 t)
Length482 ft (146.9 m)
Beam83 ft 6 in (25.5 m)
Draft27 ft 6 in (8.4 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed18.25 knots (33.8 km/h; 21.0 mph)
Range9,100 nmi (16,900 km; 10,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement800–940
Armament
Armor

Satsuma (薩摩) was a semi-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the first decade of the 20th century. Lead ship of her class, she was the first battleship built in Japan. She was named for Satsuma Province, now a part of Kagoshima prefecture. The ship saw no combat during World War I, although she led a squadron that occupied several German colonies in the Pacific Ocean in 1914. Satsuma was disarmed and sunk as a target in 1922–1924 in accordance with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922.