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'''IJN Battleship ''Kawachi''''' was the first of two battleships built by the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] right after the [[Russo-Japanese War]] as the first Dreadnoughts for the country. Unusually | '''IJN Battleship ''Kawachi''''' was the first of two battleships built by the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] right after the [[Russo-Japanese War]] as the first Dreadnoughts for the country. Unusually for a dreadnought, Kawachi-class had four 50 Calibre 12-in guns forward and aft, and eight 45 Calibre 12-in guns on the sides because the 50 Calibre guns became available after the class was planned. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of ''Kawachi''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of ''Kawachi''"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Colonel|name=Tsuchiyama Tetsuzo|nick=Tsuchiyama Tetsuzo|appt=1 November 1911|end=1 December 1912}} | {{Tenure|rank=Colonel|name=Tsuchiyama Tetsuzo|nick=Tsuchiyama Tetsuzo|appt=1 November, 1911|end=1 December, 1912|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Colonel|name=Nakajima Ichitaro|nick=Nakajima Ichitaro|appt=1 December 1912|end=1 December 1913}} | {{Tenure|rank=Colonel|name=Nakajima Ichitaro|nick=Nakajima Ichitaro|appt=1 December, 1912|end=1 December, 1913}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Colonel|name=Machida Komajiro|nick=Machida Komajiro|appt=1 December 1913|end=13 December 1915}} | {{Tenure|rank=Colonel|name=Machida Komajiro|nick=Machida Komajiro|appt=1 December, 1913|end=13 December, 1915}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Colonel|name=Oyamada Nakanojo|nick=Oyamada Nakanojo|appt=13 December 1915|end=1 December 1917}} | {{Tenure|rank=Colonel|name=Oyamada Nakanojo|nick=Oyamada Nakanojo|appt=13 December, 1915|end=1 December, 1917}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Colonel|name=Masaki Yoshimoto|nick=Masaki Yoshimoto|appt=1 December 1917|end=21 September 1918}} | {{Tenure|rank=Colonel|name=Masaki Yoshimoto|nick=Masaki Yoshimoto|appt=1 December, 1917|end=21 September, 1918|succBy=Vessel Lost}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Kawachi}} | |||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:41, 20 September 2020
| Kawachi (1910) | |
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| Builder: | Yokosuka Navy Arsenal |
| Ordered: | FY1907OB[1]22 June 1907 |
| Laid down: | 1 April 1909 |
| Launched: | 15 October 1910 |
| Completed: | 31 March 1912 |
| Commissioned: | 1 April 1912 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 Sept 1918 |
| Sunk in accident: | 12 Jul, 1918 |
IJN Battleship Kawachi was the first of two battleships built by the Imperial Japanese Navy right after the Russo-Japanese War as the first Dreadnoughts for the country. Unusually for a dreadnought, Kawachi-class had four 50 Calibre 12-in guns forward and aft, and eight 45 Calibre 12-in guns on the sides because the 50 Calibre guns became available after the class was planned.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Colonel Tsuchiyama Tetsuzo, 1 November, 1911 – 1 December, 1912
- Colonel Nakajima Ichitaro, 1 December, 1912 – 1 December, 1913
- Colonel Machida Komajiro, 1 December, 1913 – 13 December, 1915
- Colonel Oyamada Nakanojo, 13 December, 1915 – 1 December, 1917
- Colonel Masaki Yoshimoto, 1 December, 1917 – 21 September, 1918
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Fiscal Year 1907, Ordinary Budget
Bibliography
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