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The Yamato-class battleships had primary armaments consisting of three 3-gun turrets mounting 46 cm (18.1 in)/45 caliber Type 94 naval guns – the largest guns ever fitted to a warship, [6] although they were officially designated as the 40 cm/45 caliber (15.9 in) Type 94 [52] – each of which weighed 2,774 tonnes for the complete mount. [53]
1 9 5: Kamikaze class: 1,720 tons 4 × 4.7‑in. 6 × 21‑in. 154 37¼ kn 9 2 4 1 2: Mutsuki class: 1,445 tons 4 × 4.7‑in. 6 × Type 12 154 37¼ kn 12 9 1 2 none: Fubuki class: 2,050 tons 6 × 5‑in. 9 × 24‑in. 219 38 kn 20 7 6 4 2 1: Akatsuki class: 2,050 tons 6 × 5‑in. 9 × 24‑in. 233 38 kn 4 2 1 1: Hatsuharu class: 1,802 tons
The 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type (60口径三年式15.5cm3連装砲, 60 kōkei sannenshiki 15.5 centi sanrensōhō) was a dual-purpose naval gun used by the Imperial Japanese Navy on the Yamato-class battleships as secondary armament in four triple turrets, the Mogami-class cruisers in five triple turrets (later converted to five twin 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval gun turrets) and on the light ...
The keel of Yamato, the lead ship of the class, [7] was laid down at the Kure Naval Arsenal, Hiroshima, on 4 November 1937 in a dockyard that had to be adapted to accommodate her enormous hull. [8] [9] The dock was deepened by one meter, and gantry cranes capable of lifting up to 350 tonnes were installed.
Design A-150, [A] popularly known as the Super Yamato class, [B] was a planned class of battleships for the Imperial Japanese Navy.In keeping with longstanding Japanese naval strategy, the A-150s would have carried six 51-centimeter (20.1 in) guns to ensure their qualitative superiority over any other battleship they might face.
The 46 cm (18.1 in) 46 cm/45 Type 94 naval rifle was a wire-wound gun.Mounted in three 3-gun turrets (nine per ship), they served as the main armament of the two Yamato-class battleships that were in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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The Yamato-class ships were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, [4] displacing almost 72,000 long tons (73,000 t) fully loaded and armed with nine 460-millimetre (18.1 in) main guns. Their secondary armament consisted of four 155-millimetre (6.1 in) triple-gun turrets formerly used by the Mogami-class cruisers.