Last update: 22.02.2001
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Kongo class
General Info
Fleet / Country: Imperial Japanese Navy / Japan Empire In service from: 1913 Complement (officers/enlisted): 1440

Dimensions
(metres)
Lenght overall / waterline:
222,00  /   192,15
Beam overall / wl.:
31,00  /  
Draft overall / wl.:
9,7  /  

Displacement
(English tons = 1016 kg)
Standard
31720
Full loaded
36320

Armament
Main guns
8x356/45 41 shi
Secondary guns
14-8x152/50, 8-12x127/40, ?-100x25
Torpedo tubes
2x533
Planes
3

Engines
Boilers
10 (Haruna 16) x Kampon
Turbines
Parsons(Kon,Kiri).Curtiss(Hiei,Haru)

Endurance
Top speed (kts)
30,9
endurance
10000 miles @ 18 kts
Engines load
100615 kW
Fuel
6350 tons
Aircraft gasoline (liters)
0

Armor
(milimetres)
Side belt
203-76,2
Decks
96,5-165,1
Conning tower
266,7
Main Battery turrets
Faces: 228
Sides: 152
Barbettes: 254
Haruna,