Fuji-class battleship

	Fuji at anchor
Class overview
Name	Fuji-class battleship
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by	Kongō-class ironclad
Succeeded by	Shikishima class
Built	1894–1897
In commission	1897–1922
Completed	2
Lost	1
Scrapped	1
General characteristics
Type	Pre-dreadnought battleship
Displacement	12,230–12,533 long tons (12,426–12,734 t)
Length	412 ft (125.6 m)
Beam	73.25–73.75 ft (22.3–22.5 m)
Draught	26.25–26.5 ft (8.0–8.1 m)
Installed power	13,500 ihp (10,100 kW); 10 cylindrical boilers;
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	18.25 knots (33.8 km/h; 21.0 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	650
Armament	2 × twin 12 in (305 mm) guns; 10 × single 6 in (152 mm) QF guns; 14 × single 3-pounder guns; 10 × single 2.5-pounder Hotchkiss guns; 5 × 18-inch torpedo tubes;
Armour	Harvey armour; Belt: 14–18 in (356–457 mm); Deck: 2.5 in (64 mm); Barbettes: 5–14 in (127–356 mm); Gun turrets: 6 in (152 mm); Conning tower: 14 in (356 mm); Bulkheads: 14–12 in (356–305 mm);

The Fuji class (富士型戦艦, Fuji-gata senkan) was a two-ship class of pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the mid-1890s. They were the first battleships in the IJN, and were constructed in the UK as Japan lacked the industrial facilities needed to build them. Their design was based on the battleships being built for the Royal Navy at that time.

The ships participated in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, including the Battle of Port Arthur in February 1904 and two bombardments of Port Arthur during the following month. Yashima struck a mine off Port Arthur in May and capsized while under tow several hours later. Fuji fought in the Battles of the Yellow Sea and Tsushima and was lightly damaged in the latter action. She was reclassified as a coast defence ship in 1910 and served as a training ship for the rest of her active career. The ship was hulked in 1922 and converted into a barracks ship fitted with classrooms. Fuji was finally broken up for scrap in 1948.

Class overview
Fuji at anchor
Name	Fuji-class battleship
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by	Kongō-class ironclad
Succeeded by	Shikishima class
Built	1894–1897
In commission	1897–1922
Completed	2
Lost	1
Scrapped	1
General characteristics
Type	Pre-dreadnought battleship
Displacement	12,230–12,533 long tons (12,426–12,734 t)
Length	412 ft (125.6 m)
Beam	73.25–73.75 ft (22.3–22.5 m)
Draught	26.25–26.5 ft (8.0–8.1 m)
Installed power	13,500 ihp (10,100 kW) 10 cylindrical boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	18.25 knots (33.8 km/h; 21.0 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	650
Armament	2 × twin 12 in (305 mm) guns 10 × single 6 in (152 mm) QF guns 14 × single 3-pounder guns 10 × single 2.5-pounder Hotchkiss guns 5 × 18-inch torpedo tubes
Armour	Harvey armour Belt: 14–18 in (356–457 mm) Deck: 2.5 in (64 mm) Barbettes: 5–14 in (127–356 mm) Gun turrets: 6 in (152 mm) Conning tower: 14 in (356 mm) Bulkheads: 14–12 in (356–305 mm)