Japanese cruiser Ibuki (1907)
 Ibuki
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Ibuki |
| Namesake | Mount Ibuki |
| Ordered | 1904 Fiscal Year |
| Builder | Kure Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 22 May 1907 |
| Launched | 21 October 1907 |
| Commissioned | 11 November 1907 |
| Stricken | 20 September 1923 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 20 September 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ibuki-class battlecruiser |
| Displacement | |
| Length | [1] 140 m (450 ft) p.p.; 148 m (485 ft) oa |
| Beam | 23 m (75 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Installed power | 24,000 kW ) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Capacity | |
| Complement | 844 |
| Armament |
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| Armor | |
| Notes | Armor is Krupp steel.[1] |
Ibuki (伊吹) was the
Design and construction
Problems with her turbine engines delayed the construction of Ibuki, and construction began almost two years later than her sister ship, Kurama, which used standard reciprocating engines. Ibuki was built at Kure Naval Arsenal and was laid down on 22 May 1907, launched on 21 October 1907, and commissioned on 11 November 1907.
Operational history
Shortly after she was commissioned, Ibuki was sent on a voyage to
At 8.55 the whole fleet moved ahead - thirty-six transports and three escorting cruisers. Two days later, the Ibuki with the great liners Ascanius and Medic carrying troops from South and Western Australia, was found waiting beside the route on the high seas, half-obscured by a rain squall. The two transports took up their places on the line. The Ibuki moved into the Melbourne's position on the starboard beam, while the Melbourne dropped immediately astern of the convoy. The whole fleet then headed for the Cocos Islands.
— C.E.W. Bean, [2]
Ibuki was the only protection for the ANZACs when Sydney participated in the
Fate
After the war, Ibuki fell victim to the
Notes
- ^ ISBN 1851703780
- ^ C.E.W. Bean, The Story of Anzac from the outbreak of war to the end of the first phase of the Gallipoli Campaign, May 4, 1915. Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1939, p. 98-99
- ^ a b O'Brien, pp. The Anglo-Japanese alliance, 1902-1922, p. 142
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