Sōsato-class battleship

Sousato cycling crew in 1939
Class overview
Builders:	Firentsu Naval Arsenal
Operators:	Empire of the Tao
Preceded by:	Tōnobe-class
Succeeded by:	Yashina-class
Built:	1917–1919
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)
Propulsion:	4 × Ein Heavy Industries geared steam turbines 4 × Shafts
Speed:	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range:	8,650 nmi (16,020 km; 9,950 mi)
Complement:	1,734 enlisted and officers
Armament:	8 × 410 mm (16.1 in) guns (4×2) 18 × 140 mm (5.5 in) guns (18×1) 8 × 127 mm (5 in) guns (4×2) 98 × 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns
Armor:	305-100 mm on belt 152-51 mm on deck 376 mm on main gun turrets
Aircraft carried:	Up to 3 floatplanes
Aviation facilities:	1 catapult