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Jamimoto class battleship part one, 1911 - 1934
Something a bit more modern then be monitors I've been doing recently

Specifications

Tonnage - 27,000 tonnes standard
Speed - 22 knots max
Range - 7000nm at 10 knots
Main Armament - 4x2 14"/45 guns (as built)
Secondary battery - 10x1 5"/50 guns (as built)
Armor - 12" main belt, 4" belt ends, 5" upper belt, 4" decks, 5.5" deck over magazines , 14" barbettes/turret face/conning tower (as built)

The Jamimoto class was the next step in Zipang battleship development, being specifically designed to counter the Japanese battleship Ishizuchi, meant that she was a step above her predecessor in both armour and firepower, with her main battery consisting of 10 14-inch guns in 5 twin turrets, making her resemble the British Iron Duke and King George V Class battleships, main armoured belt consisted of 12-in of Krupp cemented armour, to with the belt thinning out to 4 inches at the end of a ship, her main deck consisted of a 4-in armored deck, with it thickening 5.5" over magazine and engine spacers, the torpedo protection consisted of torpedo bulkheads that covered vital magazine and engine spaces.


upon her commissioning in 1913. Jamimoto would become the new flagship of the first battleship Squadron replacing her predecessor the battleship Chikugo squadron leader, she would be joined by her sister one year later in 1914, with the Outbreak of WWI, both ships for the first couple of years of the war would do relatively little, mainly partaking in convoy escort Duty and routine patrols throughout the western Pacific and Indian Ocean. Jamimoto in 1915 would be re deployed at the request of the British Admiralty to the Mediterranean, to assist in me Gallipoli Campaign, providing her main guns to shore bombardment to assist allied troops during the landings. On the 25th of April 1915, she would provide gallery support to the British and French troops landing at Cape Helles, where she would come under attack from multiple large calibre artillery pieces and coastal defence guns, despite the hail of Fire directed her way, she managed to destroy every single one of the 4th of the patients without receiving significant damage to herself, with only one crew member being lost due to a 105mm shell, striking her A gun turret shattering in the process and causing a Hail of shrapnel, unfortunately striking the unfortunate soul down. with much of the fighting moving too far in land for her guns to target, to she would spend the remainder of her service in Europe, serving as a convoy escort ship, despite being a powerful ship she would be passed over to take part in the Battle of Jutland instead, continuing her convoy escort duties.

With the signing of the Washington naval treaty in 1922 both Jamimoto class battleships would be spared by the Treaty, starting in 1923 both battleships would undergo an extensive refit to the superstructures, with their tripods turning into the recognisable silhouette of a pagoda style superstructure, one of the biggest the changes from the previous refit was the addition of a large type 22 rangefinder, mounted atop the reconstructed tripod.

By the start of the 1930s both Jamimoto class battleships were starting to look their age, despite having a small refitting 1930 to both ships by 1934 were considered outdated, despite their powerful armament of 10 14-inch, and a relatively thick armoured belt, the speed of these two battleships left a lot to be desired, even with an extensive overhaul and refit it was expected that the speed of these battleships could not be pushed above 24 knots, meaning that in event of a fleet engagement, they could not keep up with the battle line, as a result on the 16th of April 1934, it was decided by the Admiralty that both ships would be decommissioned and placed into reserve by no later than 1936, however before that could happen, both battleships would suffer a much worse fate, on the 14th of September 1934, Jamimoto was at anchor in Tajima Bay, waiting for elements of the second and third Destroyer Squadron to arrive, and helping her mission to counter Japanese operations in and around the northern parts of Zipang, however as her crew we're going about their duties, they would be pounced upon, buying entire squadron of Japanese torpedo and dive bombers, with her a defence being lacklustre only consisting of two twin 30 mm anti-aircraft guns and four 50 calibre machine guns, she would quickly be overwhelmed by the Japanese aircraft, taking two torpedo hits to her starboard side, and a bomb hit to her number number for gun turret, however despite this she continue to resist the onslaught, but at 16:40 a the piercing bomb from a Japanese dive bomber would penetrate the area around her forward most gun turret, causing her forward most powder magazine to go up, the resulting explosion tore the entire bowel clean from the ship, causing her to sink within a matter of minutes, despite being anchored not too far from the shore, only 56 out of her 900 crew would survive, her wreck would remain in place until 1937, eventually being refloated but due to the damage, she was deemed a total loss and scrapped in 1938.

Urarahat would suffer a similar fate to her sister, with her being sunk at her moorings on the on the 26th of September, by Japanese torpedo bombers, however unlike her sister she sink in shallow water with most of her deck still above water and the damage being relatively minor by comparison, she would go on to be refloated and undergo an extensive modernisation / repair to be brought back into service, she would re-enter service in 1940.

Ships in class: (laid down-launched-commissioned - fate)

Jamimoto (BB-9) 1910-1912-1913 - Sunk 1934, later scrapped 1938
Urarahat (BB-10) 1911-1913-1914 - Sunk 1934, refloated in 1935

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Work list: 1. various pre-1900 Zipang ships 2. Some protected cruisers and other miscellaneous projects

That's a very good looking super-dreadnought and very well drawn too.

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English Electric Canberra FD
Interwar RN Capital Ships
Super-Darings
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thank you very much my dude

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Work list: 1. various pre-1900 Zipang ships 2. Some protected cruisers and other miscellaneous projects

I freakin love the design and hull plating

*proceeds updating all my shipus with plates or at least try*

very nice ships with japanese design elements.

Jamimoto class battleship part one, 1940 - 1945


After being salvaged and and modernised throughout the rest of the 1930s, Urarahat as a almost completely new ship built upon the rusted remains of the old one, propulsion system was completely ripped out her old propulsion system was completely ripped out and replaced with new boilers and engines allowing her to reach a speed of 25 knots, however this came up the expense of losing one of the main gun turrets.

After returning to service Urarahat would be Incorporated into the 1st battleship Squadron, and would remain with the Squadron until early 1941, when she would be selected to be part of the escort for the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbour, with her role as an escort ship to the carrier battle groups, she had no direct role in the attack on Pearl Harbour, however with Japan's declaration of War on the United States after the attack she and the first battleship Squadron would be deployed into the Pacific, to take strategic locations vital for the continued expansion of the Japanese Empire.

Urarahat's first taste of action would come on the 25th of December 1941, with the second attempt by the Japanese armed forces to catch our wake Island from the US, as a result of there being no significant US Navy presents, Urarahat along with the rest of the first battleship Squadron would primarily take part in Shoreham bomber, in which between warships of the first battleship Squadron collectively destroyed a total of 6 artillery guns and 1 aircraft hangout, despite not achieving much during the capture of wake Island.

Going into 1942 and first battleship Squadron again would be paired with the first carrier division much like they had done during the attack on Pearl Harbour, the first battleship Squadron was designated to escort the first carrier division and protect it from any possible USN combatants, however instead of coming under attack from surface warships, the carriers and their battleship escorts would come under attack from us aircraft carrier aircraft, however for some inexplicable reason do us dive bombers and torpedo bombers focused on the escorts in battleships instead of the carriers, despite of waiting all of torpedoes intended for her, Urarahat would be hit by two 500 pound high explosive bombs, causing significant but not faithful damage, however some other members of the first battleship Squadron were not so lucky, with the battleship Kazusa would eventually succumb to her injuries, capsizing at 22:34, the first battleship division along with the battered but still semi operational Japanese carriers would escape the American aircraft under the cover of night, eventually arriving back in Japan later that month for extensive repairs.

After being repaired, Urarahat would spend the rest of 1942 and most of 1943 at anchor in and around Japan, despite being refitted extensively in the 1930s she was considered by the Japanese Admiralty to be too old and slow for carrier escort, considering that the newer Japanese carriers could exceed 30 knots and she only had a top speed of 27, by late 1943 she had been moved back to her country of origin, being stationed at Tajima naval base along with a few other Zipang capital ships, she would be an anchor in the bay on the 16th of October, when tension between the populace and the Japanese appointed leaders, would finally boil over into large-scale riots, at first it was believed that his riots could be dealt with in matches similar fashion as they had been in the past, as a result the Japanese and Zipang troops stationed at Tajima naval base, however even with the threat of death if they did not comply, the Zipang troops defiantly refused to commit such an atrocity on their own countrymen, without the help of the much larger Zipang garrison, the Japanese troops were quickly overrun by the railed up populous, with the city worldwide riots be the perfect opportunity for resistant cells that have been around since the War of 1934 finally finding the opportunity to strike, across the nation the resistant cells would organise and unite the populace in their hatred against their Japanese oppressors, and with much of the Zipang armed forces refusing out rights to kill their own countrymen, meant that the Japanese installed government, could do very little to stop the now Nationwide and organised resistance, despite not having many Japanese troops, the Japanese puppet government would order the Japanese troops to do anything in my power to stop the riots, this resulted in Absolutely abhorrent atrocities such as mass murder and mass rape, however was each war crime the Japanese troops committed the more angered and more ruthless the populace and resistance became, eventually this led to a full-scale civil war, with the government and the few loyal Zipang troops and remaining Japanese troops on one side, and the entire population of The Zipang and the army Navy and Air Force, as to be expected the government was quickly overrun by the sheer number of the resistance, eventually resulting in the complete destruction of the Japanese puppet government and Japanese loyalists by the 24th of February 1944, Urarahat for her part during the civil war, would be one of the first ships to actively rebel against the Japanese command structure, she would also take part in the bombardement of Japanese and government loyalists positions at Tajima, and in late December 1943 she would help to catch the Japanese battleship nagato by acting as a roadblock stopping the Japanese battleship from Escaping the Harbour, after a Japanese skeleton crew had managed to board her, and tried to make headway.

After the complete annihilation of the puppet government and its loyalists, Urarahat would remain at Tajima to undergo a substantial refit, she would also help to keep the law in the city, while the recognised government was re-established, however by late February she was moved from Tajima, and re Incorporated into the newly established first battleship Squadron, due to her size and age she was not selected to be the flagship, however she was selected in case of emergencies to act as a backup flagship for the Squadron if that ever became necessary, in late March 1944, has Squadron along with several other ships, would set sail for Hawaii, with their mission being to escort the newly appointed Prime Minister, to meet with us officials, the fleet of ships would arrive on 25th of March 1944, by April 2nd the Zipang Republic had officially joined the allied powers.

Urarahat along with several battleships, destroyers and Cruisers, would be assigned to work closely with the US task force 58, in an effort to try and strengthen still shaky alliance between the USN and Zipang Navy, this alliance will be put to the test on the 19th of June 1944 at the Battle of the Philippine Sea, where Urarahat and several other Zipang ships would show just how much they heated Japanese and were willing to fight, Urarahat herself would be credited with 35 aircraft kills with 4 of them being shared with a American destroyer, Admiral Marc Mitscher, despite having fought many battles against the Zipang navy, would commend the crews of the Zipang ships for that conduct in battle.

Urarahat would continue to work closely with task force 58, with her crew developing somewhat of a friendly rivalry with the crew of the American battleship New Jersey, during time between battle it was very common for the ship crews to arrange a sporting events between the two ships such as boxing, in Mid 1944 Urarahat would go into dry dock for general repairs and refit before rejoining task force 58 in early October 1944, just in time for the Battle of leyte Gulf.

Urarahat along with task force 58, would be incorporated into the main American battle group, and after the interception of radio transmissions from the Japanese Fleet, the combined American and Zipang battlegroup would set sail to intercept the Japanese centre Force, on the morning of the 25th of October, spotter aircraft from the USS New Jersey would identify the Japanese Fleet, consisting of several battleships and cruisers along with a escort of destroyers, the American ships would be the first open fire, utilising their superior radar control directors, Urarahat and her fellow Zipang ships would also open fire, Urarahat herself managing the score a hit on a Japanese Cruiser with her second Salvo, however she would quickly redirect her fire to the largest target in the fleet, which was the Japanese battleship yamato, despite scoring some significant hits however the range combined with her gun calibre meant that Urarahat could do relatively little to the Japanese giant, by the end of the battle Urarahat had received significant damage from her fight with a Japanese battlecruiser, and despite suffering casualties and losing many ships, the combined Zipang and American fleet have managed to completely annihilate the Japanese centre Force, with only a few destroyers and cruisers managing to escape, Urarahat and several other Zipang ships would return to home waters for much needed repairs, Urarahat herself would be put out of commission until March 1945 due to the severity of the damage she had taken during the fleet engagement.

Urarahat would be recommissioned on the 24th of March 1945, however due to her age and other factors she would do relatively little for the rest of the war, mostly being used for guard duties and Patrols in home Waters, and ultimately with the end of the war in September 1945, she would immediately be placed into reserve due to her age, she would stay in the reserve Fleet until 1948 before being decommissioned and scrapped, bringing an end to the history of one of Zipang's most decorated battleships.

ships in class: (laid down-launched-commissioned - fate)

Urarahat (BB-10) 1911-1913-1914 - Decommissioned 1945

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Work list: 1. various pre-1900 Zipang ships 2. Some protected cruisers and other miscellaneous projects

Marukaze class


Specifications

Tonnage - 1,000 tonnes standard
Speed - 30 knots on trials, 31.5 knots in-service
Range - 4000nm at 10 knots
Main Armament - 5x1 3.4"/50 guns (as built) 5x1 4"/55 guns (as decommissioned 1928)
Torpedoes 2x2 20" launchers


Despite the Marukaze class looking very similar to the previous, Kawakaze class, Marukaze and the rest of her class were actually a pretty substantial upgrade from the previous class of destroyer, with much of the improvement coming from the increased size from the previous class, which improved seakeeping which also allowed for a more substantial armament, with a brand new torpedo monster being designed for the class, which would go on to form the main torpedo armament for future Destroyer classes, another benefit from the size was the increase of the machinery space, which allowed the ships to achieve a top speed of 31 knots on trials, however in service it was found that some ships were able to break this, managing to achieve speeds of 31.5 knots, the last four members of the would be built to a slightly different design, with the whaler type bow, been replaced with a much more modern and functional raised forecastle deck and bow, as well as a much more modern and practical superstructure


With the start of WWI in 1914, most Marukazes would do relatively little, due to the design being slightly outdated compared to other destroyers, however since the last four numbers of the class had been bought with a different bow design, this meant that they was selected to be part of the Zipang feet that have been requisitioned by the British Admiralty, used in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, despite being selected for this mission, the four Marukazes still relatively little in the Atlantic, with the most exciting mission being the chasing a German submarine, after the war, the Marukazes despite being considered outdated, managed to outlive some of their younger destroyer counterparts, serving into the 1920s, with the final members of the class being withdrawn in 1927 and scrapped.


Ships in class: (laid down-launched-commissioned - fate)

Marukaze (DD-30) 1904-1905-1906 - Decommissioned 1925, Converted to minelayer 1929
Asakaze (DD-31) 1904-1905-1906 - Decommissioned 1927
Hoyokaze (DD-32) 1904-1905-1906 - Decommissioned 1926, Converted to minesweeper 1929
Kutuskaze (DD-33) 1904-1905-1906 - Decommissioned 1926, Converted to minesweeper 1929
Hemukaze (DD-34) 1905-1906-1907 - Decommissioned 1927
Gosukaze (DD-35) 1905-1906-1907 - Decommissioned 1926
Hatakaze (DD-36) 1905-1906-1907 - Decommissioned 1927
Burokaze (DD-37) 1905-1906-1907 - Decommissioned 1925, Converted to minelayer 1929
Nayakaze (DD-38) 1906-1907-1908 - Decommissioned 1927
Mufukaze (DD-39) 1906-1907-1908 - Decommissioned 1926
Sekakaze (DD-40) 1906-1907-1908 - Decommissioned 1927
Shimukaze (DD-41) 1906-1907-1908 - Decommissioned 1927
Kisokaze (DD-42) 1906-1907-1908 - Decommissioned 1926, Converted to minesweeper 1929
Wakikaze (DD-43) 1907-1908-1909 - Decommissioned 1927
Sotokaze (DD-44) 1907-1908-1909 - Decommissioned 1927
Jimakaze (DD-45) 1907-1908-1909 - Decommissioned 1927

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Work list: 1. various pre-1900 Zipang ships 2. Some protected cruisers and other miscellaneous projects

Great stuff!

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beautiful massive destroyers!

Tsurumi class

Specifications

Tonnage - 10,800 tonnes standard
Speed - 21 knots max
Range - 6000nm at 7 knots
Main Armament - 2x2 10"/52 guns
Secondary battery - 10x1 5"/50 guns
Armor - 7" main belt, 3" belt ends, 3" upper belt, 4" decks, 4" deck over magazines , 8" barbettes/turret face/conning tower


Designed at the very end of the 19th century, the Tsurumi class armoured Cruisers was Zipang's next generation of armored Cruisers, designed primarily to counter Japanese armoured Cruisers being built and commissioned at that point in time, and despite in many areas being inferior to their Japanese counterparts, the Tsurumi class had one primary advantage over their Japanese counterparts, that being the brand new type 97 10" high-velocity done, which was capable of punching through even the thickest the Japanese armour plate of the time.

The Tsurumi class would ultimately in compass for members of the class, with all four of them making up the first Cruiser Squadron, relegating the older armored cruises to second line duties, as well as forming one of the main sections of the Zipang battle line, alongside the battleships and the older armored Cruiser counterparts.

Starting in 1904 all 4 ships would be station out of the Shokya islands, as a protective measure, despite the islands themselves having little to no military or strategic significance, it was feared by the Zipang government, that the Japanese would use the perfect opportunity to attack the relatively undefended overseas territory, as a prelude to some great a conflict, however the russo-japanese war would come and go, with no sign of any Japanese aggression, as a result in 1906, 3 of the cruises would be redeployed back to the home Islands with the Cruiser Hiji , remaining stationed at the island just in case.

With the start of WWI in 1914, the Tsurumi class would be one of the many classes of Zipang ships, called upon by the British Admiralty to Bolster their own forces in the Atlantic, the Tsurumi class, in particular were chosen because they were the oldest class of Armoured Cruiser still in service, with their predecessors being withdrawn from service in the early part of the 1910s, Tsurumi, Hiji and Monobe, would all receive a minor refit, before departing for the Atlantic in August 1914, with their arrival in Great Britain, in late 1914 all three cruises would be incorporated into the first Cruiser Squadron, forming part of the grand fleet of the Royal Navy.

Despite being part of the grand fleet, Tsurumi, Hiji and Monobe, would not participate in any notable engagements, due to the age and slow speed, instead they were mostly used for convoy escort duties around the British Isles, Tsurumi would be lost in 1917 while escorting a convoy, two torpedoes would strike her port bow, despite her crew putting up a brave fight, she would ultimately succumb to her injuries, rolling over to port and sinking at 2:20 in the afternoon on August the 17th 1917.

With the end of the war in 1918 Hiji and Monobe, would return to Zipang, immediately going into the yards for much needed repairs and upgrades, after coming out of the yards both ships would be reunited with their sister Kaiwo, which was the only member of the class to not be deployed to the Atlantic, and despite their age, they would be incorporated into the new third Cruiser Squadron, however the signing of the Washington naval treaty in 1922 would spell doom for the old cruisers, with Hiji and Monobe scrapped in 1923 and 1924 respectively, and Kaiwo being kept on as a demilitarized target ship.


Ships in class: (laid down-launched-commissioned - fate)

Tsurumi (ACR-5) 1893-1897-1898 - suck 1917
Kaiwo (ACR-6) 1893-1897-1898 - used as target ship 1923
Hiji (ACR-7) 1894-1898-1899 - Decommissioned 1922
Monobe (ACR-8) 1894-1898-1899 - Decommissioned 1922

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Work list: 1. various pre-1900 Zipang ships 2. Some protected cruisers and other miscellaneous projects