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Kurama
History
Japanese cruiser KuramaEmpire of Japan
NameKurama
Ordered1904 Fiscal Year
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal
Laid down23 August 1905
Launched21 October 1907
Commissioned28 February 1911
Stricken20 September 1923
FateScrapped, 20 September 1923
General characteristics
Class and typeIbuki-class battlecruiser
Displacement
  • 14,636 t (14,405 long tons) (standard);
  • 15,595 t (15,349 long tons) (max)
Length147.8 m (484 ft 11 in)
Beam23 m (75 ft 6 in)
Draft8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Installed power22,500 ihp (16,780 kW)
Propulsion
  • 2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines
  • 2 × screws
Speed21.25 kn (39.36 km/h; 24.45 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,000 km; 6,000 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement844
Armament
  • 2 × twin 12-inch 41st Year Type guns
  • 4 × twin 8-inch (200 mm) 41st Year Type guns
  • 14 × single 4.7-inch (120 mm) 41st Year Type guns
  • 4 × 8 cm (3.1 in) guns
  • 3 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes
Armor
  • Belt: 100–180 mm (3.9–7.1 in)
  • Barbette and Turret: 125–180 mm (4.9–7.1 in)
  • Conning Tower: 200 mm (7.9 in)
  • Deck: 75 mm (3.0 in)

Kurama (鞍馬) was the final vessel of the two-ship Ibuki class of armored cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Kurama was named after Mount Kurama located north of Kyoto, Japan. On 28 August 1912, the Ibukis were re-classified as battlecruisers.

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