Japanese cruiser Kurama

	Kurama
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Kurama
Ordered	1904 Fiscal Year
Builder	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Laid down	23 August 1905
Launched	21 October 1907
Commissioned	28 February 1911
Stricken	20 September 1923
Fate	Scrapped, 20 September 1923
General characteristics
Class and type	Ibuki-class battlecruiser
Displacement	14,636 t (14,405 long tons) (standard);; 15,595 t (15,349 long tons) (max);
Length	147.8 m (484 ft 11 in)
Beam	23 m (75 ft 6 in)
Draft	8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Installed power	22,500 ihp (16,780 kW)
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines; 2 × screws;
Speed	21.25 kn (39.36 km/h; 24.45 mph)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,000 km; 6,000 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	844
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.

History
Kurama
Empire of Japan
Name	Kurama
Ordered	1904 Fiscal Year
Builder	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Laid down	23 August 1905
Launched	21 October 1907
Commissioned	28 February 1911
Stricken	20 September 1923
Fate	Scrapped, 20 September 1923
General characteristics
Class and type	Ibuki-class battlecruiser
Displacement	14,636 t (14,405 long tons) (standard); 15,595 t (15,349 long tons) (max)
Length	147.8 m (484 ft 11 in)
Beam	23 m (75 ft 6 in)
Draft	8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Installed power	22,500 ihp (16,780 kW)
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines 2 × screws
Speed	21.25 kn (39.36 km/h; 24.45 mph)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,000 km; 6,000 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	844
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)