Hiei (1912)
From The Dreadnought Project
| Kirishima | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 1911 |
| Built By: | Yokosuka Dockyard |
| Laid Down: | 4 November, 1911 |
| Launched: | 21 November, 1912 |
| Commissioned: | 4 August, 1914 |
| Sunk: | 13 November, 1942 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 27,500 tons |
| Length: | 653 feet |
| Beam: | 92 feet |
| Draught: | 27 feet 6 inches |
| Propulsion: | 4-shaft Parsons turbines 64,000 ihp 36 Miyabara boilers |
| Speed: | 27 knots |
| Range: | 10,000 nautical miles at 14 Knots |
| Complement: | 1,221 |
| Armament: | Eight × 14-inch 45 calibre guns Sixteen × 6-inch 50 calibre guns Sixteen × 14-pdr guns |
