Aviation Battleship Ise
Open the military map航空戦艦伊勢
Battleship
Ise-class battleship converted to hybrid aviation battleship in 1943. Served as carrier decoy at Leyte Gulf. Sunk at Kure by Allied air raids July 28, 1945.
Class / type
伊勢型
Displacement
35,800 Tons
Complement
1,463
Launched
12 November 1916
Commissioned / formed
15 December 1917
Lost / disbanded
28 July 1945
- Armament
- 35.6cm砲8門（前部）、12.7cm高角砲16門、艦載機22機
- Fate
- Sunk by air attack
History
IJN Ise was converted from a standard battleship to a hybrid aviation battleship in 1943, replacing her rear turrets with a flight deck for 22 aircraft. She served as part of Ozawa's decoy force at the Battle of Cape Engano. Sunk in shallow water off Ondo, just outside Kure, on July 28, 1945 during massive Allied air raids.
Related sites (3)
- Built34.680, 135.196
Kawasaki Dockyard, Kobe
- Homeport34.231, 132.565
Kure Naval Base
- Sunk34.197, 132.532
Off Tsuboi, Ondo (just outside Kure) — sunk in shallow water by US carrier aircraft, 28 July 1945
Sources
- Japanese battleship Ise – WikipediaWebsite
- 伊勢 (戦艦) – WikipediaWebsite