Japanese cruiser Ibuki (1907)

	Ibuki
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Ibuki
Namesake	Mount Ibuki
Ordered	1904 Fiscal Year
Builder	Kure Naval Arsenal
Laid down	22 May 1907
Launched	21 October 1907
Commissioned	11 November 1907
Stricken	20 September 1923
Fate	Scrapped, 20 September 1923
General characteristics
Class and type	Ibuki-class battlecruiser
Displacement	14,871 t (14,636 long tons) (standard);; 15,845 t (15,595 long tons) (max);
Length	140 m (450 ft) p.p.; 148 m (485 ft) oa
Beam	23 m (75 ft 6 in)
Draft	8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Installed power	24,000 shp (18,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × geared Curtis steam turbines; Mirabura boilers; 2 × shafts;
Speed	21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Capacity	Coal: 610 t (600 long tons) (normal); 2,000 t (2,000 long tons) (maximum); Fuel Oil: roughly 250 t (250 long tons);
Complement	844
Armament	2 × twin 12-inch 41st Year Type guns; 4 × twin 8-inch (200 mm) 41st Year Type guns; 14 × single 4.7-inch (120 mm) 41st Year Type guns; 4 × 8 cm (3.1 in) guns; 3 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes;
Armor	Belt:; Amidships: 10–18 cm (4–7 in); Ends: 10 cm (4 in); Barbettes: 18 cm (7 in); Turrets:; Main: 18 cm (7 in); Secondary: 12.5 cm (5 in); Conning Tower:; Forward: 20 cm (7.9 in); Aft: 15 cm (6 in); Deck:; Main: 5.2 cm (2 in); Lower Deck Redoubt: 12.7 cm (5 in);
Notes	Armor is Krupp steel.

Ibuki (伊吹) was the lead ship in the Ibuki class of armored cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Ibuki was named after Mount Ibuki, located between Gifu and Shiga prefectures in Honshū. On 28 August 1912, the Ibukis were re-classified as battlecruisers.

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History
Ibuki
Empire of Japan
Name	Ibuki
Namesake	Mount Ibuki
Ordered	1904 Fiscal Year
Builder	Kure Naval Arsenal
Laid down	22 May 1907
Launched	21 October 1907
Commissioned	11 November 1907
Stricken	20 September 1923
Fate	Scrapped, 20 September 1923
General characteristics
Class and type	Ibuki-class battlecruiser
Displacement	14,871 t (14,636 long tons) (standard); 15,845 t (15,595 long tons) (max)
Length	^[1] 140 m (450 ft) p.p.; 148 m (485 ft) oa
Beam	23 m (75 ft 6 in)
Draft	8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Installed power	24,000 shp (18,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × geared Curtis steam turbines^[1] Mirabura boilers^[1] 2 × shafts
Speed	21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Capacity	Coal: 610 t (600 long tons) (normal); 2,000 t (2,000 long tons) (maximum)^[1] Fuel Oil: roughly 250 t (250 long tons)^[1]
Complement	844
Armament	2 × twin 12-inch 41st Year Type guns 4 × twin 8-inch (200 mm) 41st Year Type guns 14 × single 4.7-inch (120 mm) 41st Year Type guns 4 × 8 cm (3.1 in) guns 3 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
Armor	Belt:^[1] Amidships: 10–18 cm (4–7 in) Ends: 10 cm (4 in) Barbettes: 18 cm (7 in) Turrets:^[1] Main: 18 cm (7 in) Secondary: 12.5 cm (5 in) Conning Tower:^[1] Forward: 20 cm (7.9 in) Aft: 15 cm (6 in) Deck:^[1] Main: 5.2 cm (2 in) Lower Deck Redoubt: 12.7 cm (5 in)
Notes	Armor is Krupp steel.^[1]