battleship yamato specifications

Displacement: 65,027 tonnes 71,659 tonnes full load Length: 256 m Beam: 36 m Draft: 11 m (maximum) Crew: 2,750 Armament (1941): 9 of 460 mm guns in 3 triple turrets; 12 of 155 mm guns in 4 triple turrets; 12 of 12.7 mm guns in 6 twin turrets; 24 of 25 mm AA guns; 8 of 13 mm AA guns. By 1945 six of the 155 mm and all 13 mm guns had been removed and the AA defences had been boosted to 146 of 25 mm guns. Power: 12 Kanpon boilers, driving 4 steam turbines, 150,000 shp (estimated) Speed: 27 knots Endurance: 11,500 km at 16 knots (a knot being about 1.1 mph or 1.8kph) Armour: 600mm on front of turrets, 409 mm side armour, 198 mm armoured deck