Japanese cruiser Ibuki (1907)

Ibuki
History
Empire of Japan
NameIbuki
NamesakeMount Ibuki
Ordered1904 Fiscal Year
BuilderKure Naval Arsenal
Laid down22 May 1907
Launched21 October 1907
Commissioned11 November 1907
Stricken20 September 1923
FateScrapped, 20 September 1923
General characteristics
Class and typeIbuki-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
Beam23 m (75 ft 6 in)
Draft8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Installed power24,000 shp (18,000 kW)
Propulsion
Speed21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Range5,000 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]
Complement844
Armament
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)
NotesArmor is Krupp steel.[1]

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.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j (2001) Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I, pg. 167. Random House, London. ISBN 1851703780