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The I-class ships were improved versions of the preceding H-class.They displaced 1,370 long tons (1,390 t) at standard load and 1,888 long tons (1,918 t) at deep load.The ships had an overall length of 323 feet (98.5 m), a beam of 33 feet (10.1 m) and a draught of 12 feet 6 inches (3.8 m).
Kaibōkan (海防艦, "sea defence ship") or coastal defense ship [FN 1] was a type of naval ship used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II for escort duty and coastal defense. [1] The term escort ship was used by the United States Navy to describe this category of Japanese ships.
A small Lego model of the Tantive IV is included with the Ultimate Collector series 3,000-piece Star Destroyer which, at the time of its 2002 release was Lego's largest set. [20] Lego 's 1,700-piece Ultimate Collector series blockade runner model, released in 2001, was the first set to include dark red bricks. [ 21 ]
The following is a list of destroyers and 1st class (steam) torpedo boats of Japan grouped by class or design. In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers.
Pages in category "Destroyers of the Imperial Russian Navy" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. ... Russian destroyer Sokol (1895)
The Fidonisy-class ships were designed as an improved version of the Derzky class with an additional 102-millimeter (4 in) gun. Gadzhibey displaced 1,326 long tons (1,347 t) normal and 1,580 long tons (1,610 t) at full load with an overall length of 92.51 meters (303 ft 6 in), a beam of 9.05 meters (29 ft 8 in), and a draft of 3.2 meters (10 ft 6 in) at full load. [1]
The Type C escort ships (丙型海防艦, Hei-gata kaibōkan) were a class of escort ships in the service of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.The Japanese called them "Type C" ocean defense ships, and they were the fifth class of Kaibōkan (Kai = sea, ocean, Bo = defense, Kan = ship), a name used to denote a multi-purpose vessel.
Originally, the 1903–1923 shipbuilding programme called for additional 350-tonne (340-long-ton) destroyers to be built for the Black Sea Fleet.[Note 2] Experience from the Russo-Japanese War showed the need for larger destroyers, and on 21 November 1904 the Naval Technical Committee (Морской технический комитет, MTK) decided to replace the planned ships with four of ...