# Talk:Japanese battleship Kongō

"She was one of only three British-built battleships sunk by submarine attack during World War II."
Odd phrasing, since those were the only three battleships sunk by submarine during WW2, period.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.24.106.180 (talk) 02:10, 27 November 2017 (UTC) 

Why does the article about the class define the ships as battlecruisers, while the specific articles about each ship define them as Battleship? Thanks, Utzli (talk) 09:43, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Because the ships of the class, as designed and originally built, were as battlecruisers. Each ship was subsequently overhauled and rebuilt as a battleship (1st sentence 2nd paragraph of each of the ship articles).  — sbb (talk) 20:06, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
sbb, Thanks! Utzli (talk) 09:24, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
As built, the turrets were limited to 25 degrees of elevation (see Naval Weapons of the World or Naval Weapons of World War I (Friedman) or Naval Weapons of World War II (Campbell). The maximum ballistic range with the 1,400 lbs Type 3 AP shell did not exceed 27,000 yds. During the first rebuilding, gun elevation was increased to 33 degrees, extending range with the Type 91 1,485 lbs AP shell to 33,000 yds. The range in the article is with the Type 91 AP shell at the gun elevation of 43 degrees, when the turrets were modified yet again in the second cycle of rebuilds.207.132.224.130 (talk) 08:51, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

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