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The '''''Yahina''-class battleships''' were a class of {{wp|battleship}}s constructed for the [[Imperial Taoist Navy]] (ITN). Constructed and operated during [[Second Great War (Sunalaya)|World War II]]. Displacing 73,000 tons at full load, the vessels were the heaviest battleships ever constructed. The class carried some of the largest naval artillery ever fitted to a warship, nine 460- | The '''''Yahina''-class battleships''' were a class of {{wp|battleship}}s constructed for the [[Imperial Taoist Navy]] (ITN). Constructed and operated during [[Second Great War (Sunalaya)|World War II]]. Displacing 73,000 tons at full load, the vessels were the heaviest battleships ever constructed. The class carried some of the largest naval artillery ever fitted to a warship, nine 460-millimeter (18.1 in) naval guns, each capable of firing 1,460 kg (3,220 lb) shells over 42 km (26 mi). Three battleships of the class (Yashina, Kurokita, and Shingata) were completed, the ITN planned on building 4 of the vessels, but due to the economic situation near the end of the war, the final ship (Yakugata) was canceled. | ||
While Yashina and Shingata were both destroyed during the war, Kurokita remains as a {{wp|museum ship}} in [[Dajime]]. | While Yashina and Shingata were both destroyed during the war, Kurokita remains as a {{wp|museum ship}} in [[Dajime]]. | ||
==Development== | ==Development== | ||
Development of the Yashina class of battleships was heavily influenced by the militaristic, {{wp|fascist}} regime in the UST during the late twenties and early thirties. | |||
After [[First Great War (Sunalaya)|World War I]], it had become very clear that battleships were the future of naval warfare. While they did see some successful combat during the war, they often times prevented naval battles, simply due to their threat. This doctrine of building a fleet around battleships held up until the outbreak of [[Second Great War (Sunalaya)|World War II]], particularly when the Taoists launched the [[Raid of Ispanza]]; when Taoist aircraft carrier born planes attacked [[Rhodevus|Rhodeve]] vessels at port in Ispanza. While the [[UST Navy]] had been gearing naval production towards carriers before the outbreak of war, the [[Raid of Ispanza]] and following battles, cemented the dominance of the aircraft carrier, this was, at least part of the reason the [[Taoist battleship Takugata|Yakugata]] was canceled. | |||
In 1928, the UST had undergone a change in leadership, going from a {{wp|republic}}, to a {{wp|fascism|military dictatorship}}. With this change, the Tao had major ambitions to become a military superpower and to become one on its own industry. The [[Empire of the Tao]] had already inherited quite a large fleet, mostly of battleships build in the late 1910s and the early 1920s, but due | |||
==Construction== | ==Construction== | ||
Revision as of 21:53, 27 March 2019
 Picture of Yashina captured by a Taoist fisherman in 1942
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | |
| Operators: |
 Empire of the Tao |
| Preceded by: | Sousato-class |
| Built: | 1937–1943 |
| In commission: | 1941–1946 |
| Planned: | 4 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Cancelled: | 1 |
| Lost: | 2 |
| Preserved: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Battleship |
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| Length: | 263 m (863 ft) |
| Beam: | 38.9 m (128 ft) |
| Draught: | 10.4 m (34 ft) |
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| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Range: | Up to 7,200 nautical miles (13,300 km; 8,300 mi) |
| Complement: | 2,767 enlisted and officers |
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| Aircraft carried: | Up to 7 catapult aircraft |
The Yahina-class battleships were a class of battleships constructed for the Imperial Taoist Navy (ITN). Constructed and operated during World War II. Displacing 73,000 tons at full load, the vessels were the heaviest battleships ever constructed. The class carried some of the largest naval artillery ever fitted to a warship, nine 460-millimeter (18.1 in) naval guns, each capable of firing 1,460 kg (3,220 lb) shells over 42 km (26 mi). Three battleships of the class (Yashina, Kurokita, and Shingata) were completed, the ITN planned on building 4 of the vessels, but due to the economic situation near the end of the war, the final ship (Yakugata) was canceled.
While Yashina and Shingata were both destroyed during the war, Kurokita remains as a museum ship in Dajime.
Development
Development of the Yashina class of battleships was heavily influenced by the militaristic, fascist regime in the UST during the late twenties and early thirties.
After World War I, it had become very clear that battleships were the future of naval warfare. While they did see some successful combat during the war, they often times prevented naval battles, simply due to their threat. This doctrine of building a fleet around battleships held up until the outbreak of World War II, particularly when the Taoists launched the Raid of Ispanza; when Taoist aircraft carrier born planes attacked Rhodeve vessels at port in Ispanza. While the UST Navy had been gearing naval production towards carriers before the outbreak of war, the Raid of Ispanza and following battles, cemented the dominance of the aircraft carrier, this was, at least part of the reason the Yakugata was canceled.
In 1928, the UST had undergone a change in leadership, going from a republic, to a military dictatorship. With this change, the Tao had major ambitions to become a military superpower and to become one on its own industry. The Empire of the Tao had already inherited quite a large fleet, mostly of battleships build in the late 1910s and the early 1920s, but due
Construction
Service
Ships in the class
| Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate | Notes |
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| Yashina | Dajime Shipbuilding Co. | 27 October 1937 | 19 July 1940 | 22 December 1941 | Sunk at TBD | |
| Kurokita | Ein Shipbuilding Co. | 1 March 1938 | 13 December 1940 | 18 May 1942 | Sunk at TBD | |
| Shingata | Firentsu Naval Arsenal | 11 June 1938 | 15 May 1941 | 20 October 1942 | Sunk at TBD | |
| Yakugata | Ein Shipbuilding Co. | 30 September 1938 | N/A | Sunk at TBD | ||
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