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| Class before= [[Taoist battleship Tōnobe|Tōnobe | | Class before= [[Taoist battleship Tōnobe|Tōnobe class]] | ||
| Class after= [[Yashina-class battleship|Yashina | | Class after= [[Yashina-class battleship|Yashina class]] | ||
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| Built range= 1917–1920 | | Built range= 1917–1920 | ||
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 Sōsato cycling crew in 1939
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| Class overview | |
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| Preceded by: | Tōnobe class |
| Succeeded by: | Yashina class |
| Built: | 1917–1920 |
| In commission: | 1920–1947 |
| Planned: | 2 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| Scrapped: | 1 |
| General characteristics (1945) | |
| Type: | Battleship |
| Displacement: | 39,130 tons |
| Length: | 224.94 m (738.0 ft) |
| Beam: | 34.6 m (114 ft) |
| Draft: | 9.49 m (31.1 ft) |
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| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range: | 8,650 nmi (16,020 km; 9,950 mi) |
| Complement: | 1,734 enlisted and officers |
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| Aircraft carried: | Up to 3 floatplanes |
| Aviation facilities: | 1 catapult |
The Sōsato-class battleships were a class of super-dreadnought battleships built for the Republic of the Tao Navy (RTN) during World War I. While two the ships did not enter service until the end of World War I, they both saw extensive service in World War II.
Design
Preliminary designs for several new classes of Super-dreadnoughts began in 1910. Detailed designs, however, would not be created until tensions had reached a boiling point in 1915. While the Tōnobe-class battleships were to solidify Taoist technological superiority over Aznazia on the seas, after Aznazia had commissioned the Aubry-class battleships and the Avia-class battleships; the Sōsato-class was built as a direct counter to the Harken-class battleships.
In 1934 both ships underwent a massive rebuild and refit to modernize the very outdated ships. The largest inclusions to the refit were basic radar systems and much improved fire control systems. The biggest visual difference in the refit was the addition of the pagoda-style superstructures, which were added to allow for more space for command rooms, as well as the aforementioned radar and FCS systems. Another major benefit to the pagoda masts was the ability to mount many anti-aircraft weapons, which would soon prove useful in the upcoming World War II.
Propulsion
Armament
The Sōsato-class was the first class of battleships in the Republic of the Tao Navy to implement 410 mm (16.1 in) naval artillery. The idea was for the ships to outclass the Harken-class battleships, being able to use extended range and much larger caliber of guns to sink, or at least do serious damage, to any opposition it would face. Ultimately the war would end before the two classes of ships would have a chance to meet each other in battle.
Armor
Crew facilities
Construction
Ships in the class
| Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate | Notes |
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| Sōsato | Firentsu Naval Arsenal | 12 April 1917 | 26 February 1919 | 29 July 1920 | TBD | |
| Rangata | Yakunai Naval Arsenal | 6 December 1917 | 5 January 1920 | 21 June 1921 | Sunk at TBD |
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