'Satyaratha-class battlecruiser

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Line drawing of this type of vessel; the ship had a long hull, two tall masts, five gun turrets, and two large funnels.
Design for the Amagi class
Class overview
Builders:
Operators: Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by: Kongō class
Built: 1920–1922
Planned: 4
Completed: 1 (converted into an aircraft carrier)
Cancelled: 3
Lost: 1
Scrapped: 3
General characteristics
Type: Battlecruiser
Displacement:
  • 41,217 t (40,566 long tons) (normal)
  • 47,000 t (46,260 long tons) (full load)
Length: 251.8 m (826 ft)
Beam: 30.8 m (101 ft)
Draft: 9.5 m (31 ft)
Installed power:
Propulsion: 4 shafts; 4 steam turbines
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range: 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement: 1,600
Armament:
Armor:
  • Belt: 250 mm (9.8 in)
  • Deck: 95 mm (3.7 in)
  • Conning Tower: 75–360 mm (3.0–14.2 in)
  • Torpedo bulkheads: 73 mm (2.9 in)
  • Barbettes: 230–280 mm (9.1–11.0 in)