The IJN Tsukuba was a battlecruiser used by Japan in World War I. Along with her sisters of her class, Ikoma, Ibuki, and Kurama, she had originally been designed as a battleship and her construction had been ordered in 1904. All four of them belonged to the Ibuki-class of battlecruisers. Launched in 1911, Tsukuba would be re-designated 'battlecruiser' when it entered service with the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1912. However, after only five years of duties, it would be sunk in an explosion in 1917, during the Great War.
Technical Descriptions
The Tsukuba was well armored, with 178-mm-thick armor on the belt, and 76-mm-thick plate on the deck. it was powered by vertical, triple-expansion steam engines, with two shafts, delivering 24,000 HP. Her main weapons were four 305-mm-caliber naval guns, which were set up in two twin turrets. At the time it was launched, it was a powerful, impressive, and advanced battlecruisers. However, it would not survive to be used in World War II. The other three ships of her class would be scrapped between 1924 and 1925.
Specifications
Type: battlecruiser
Length: 137.2 m (485 ft)
Beam: 23 m (75 ft, 3 in)
Displacement: 15,580 tons (full loaded)
Draft: 8 m (26 ft)
Maximum Speed: 23 knots
Armament: four 305mm naval guns; eight 203mm guns; fourteen 120mm guns;
Crew: 844 officers and sailors.
Below, the IJN Tsukuba in 1914.
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