![]() ![]() ![]() It was decided to fit no less than twenty-one (21) Kampon boilers into them: fifteen (15) oil-fired and six (6) mix-fired. The Japanese determined that high-speed was an integral asset to making a battleship an effective weapon as such, the Nagato-class were designed to be the fastest battleships in the world. What ultimately emerged were the most advanced battleships afloat in the world. Hiraga and his team were meticulous, delaying final completion of her plans until mid-1917 in order to incorporate the lessons learned from the Battle of Jutland the previous year. ![]() As such, from the outset the Nagato-class were set to be first-rate dreadnoughts, competitive with the offerings of the other navies of the world (chiefly the Colorado-class battleships that were being built by the United States). By this time, Japan was a steadfast, growing naval power and wanted their designs to reflect such a status. Led by famed naval architect Yuzuru Hiraga, planning and design for the Nagato-class began in 1916. ![]()
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