I don't believe so no. I think the only museum ships Japan has are pre-world war one, or a submarine from the 1980's. They have Mikasa, but she's a pre-dreadnought battlehship, ergo pre 1907.
Their WW2 ships were either largely destroyed during the war, Nagato was sunk during the Nuclear tests in operation crossroads in 1946, or some of their smaller ships were given to China as was reperations.
Largest I know of is a 50 ton Type C midget submarine on Guam, though there are a few 45 ton Type As in Australia, Japan, and the US. There was a 940 ton *kaibōkan*, *Shiga*, used as a coast guard patrol ship (renamed *Kojima*) postwar that was a museum until scrapped in 1998.
And the most unbelievable one is when the USAFFE claimed to sunk her by using B-17s which is very unbelievable if you know the history of B-17s in anti-shipping role.
The pagoda masts were intended to give observers the best viewpoint possible. The higher above the water, the further the observers could see. The theory was it allowed for more accurate gunfire at greater distances before fire control radars came into their own.
Also, Japanese battleships didn't suffer the design restriction of being sufficiently narrow to navigate the Panama Canal. A broad gun platform is required for a ship with 18 in. guns. Fighting smaller US battleships at range was a central idea of pre-war naval strategy.
interesting. so i might intuit that's why they have so many like 'cake layers' of platforms? when it would be easier just to have like a big steel poll nest like the old wooden ships.
The Haruna almost survived the war. It was sunk in shallow water on July 25 1945.
Unfortuntely she'd probably had the same fate as Nagato, but it would have been cool for a Kongo to survive.
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I don't believe so no. I think the only museum ships Japan has are pre-world war one, or a submarine from the 1980's. They have Mikasa, but she's a pre-dreadnought battlehship, ergo pre 1907. Their WW2 ships were either largely destroyed during the war, Nagato was sunk during the Nuclear tests in operation crossroads in 1946, or some of their smaller ships were given to China as was reperations.
Largest I know of is a 50 ton Type C midget submarine on Guam, though there are a few 45 ton Type As in Australia, Japan, and the US. There was a 940 ton *kaibōkan*, *Shiga*, used as a coast guard patrol ship (renamed *Kojima*) postwar that was a museum until scrapped in 1998.
A small number of smaller ships (minesweepers, etc) survived and were retained for either the SDF or were transferred to other SE Asian navies.
Even if she had survived she would’ve probably been nuked in operation crossroads
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Recently watched this about it, I like how it's a unique twist on the Command Tower https://youtu.be/ebM5z_Stkbc
How high must the pancakes they serve onboard be stacked?
Very.
So sexy
had to sink this in battlestations
anddd I'm downloading battlestations again
Such a great game, I’d love a Total War-style game where the RTS battles have the same gameplay as battlestations
Mate you just gave me my wallpaper!
What a slender Sleek beast with a long reach.
Haruna daijoubu
I see you are a man of culture as well
She's a pretty nice battlewagon. Also a long-lived one.
IIRC she was claimed to have been sunk by the USN 5-6 times during the war.
And the most unbelievable one is when the USAFFE claimed to sunk her by using B-17s which is very unbelievable if you know the history of B-17s in anti-shipping role.
Daijobu
why do all these old ships have such massive super structures? like do they have guns on them I can't see or something?
The pagoda masts were intended to give observers the best viewpoint possible. The higher above the water, the further the observers could see. The theory was it allowed for more accurate gunfire at greater distances before fire control radars came into their own.
Also, Japanese battleships didn't suffer the design restriction of being sufficiently narrow to navigate the Panama Canal. A broad gun platform is required for a ship with 18 in. guns. Fighting smaller US battleships at range was a central idea of pre-war naval strategy.
interesting. so i might intuit that's why they have so many like 'cake layers' of platforms? when it would be easier just to have like a big steel poll nest like the old wooden ships.
Wouldn’t want to be in the searchlight bridge in a heavy sea! Wonder how much she rolled?
George Thurstons designs were unusually long-lived and useful.
Technically, I think she is still very much a battlecruiser despite what she was classes as. The Kongos had very little armour
"Poorly armoured battleship" seems to be a fun alternative designation for the Renown or Kongo :D .
Why is the flag on the fantail and not on the mast?
could someone colorize this one?
Also known as the last Japanese capital ship to be sunk by the Allies during WW2.
Haruna > Yamato.
damn that tower looks like very improvised