IJN Kawachi Japanese Battleship 3d model (391745)

IJN Kawachi – Japanese Battleship 3d model

- Type: Battleship (Dreadnought)

- Nation: Empire of Japan

- Class: Kawachi-class (lead ship)

- Launched: October 15, 1910

- Commissioned: March 1, 1912

- Sister Ship: IJN Settsu

Historical Notes:

- IJN Kawachi was Japan’s first dreadnought-type battleship, built following lessons from the Russo-Japanese War.

- Unlike previous semi-dreadnoughts, it carried an all-big-gun armament layout (though with two different 12-inch gun types).

- It never saw combat during World War I.

• On July 12, 1918, Kawachi suffered an internal explosion while docked at Tokuyama Bay and sank, killing over 600 crew members

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