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Battleship Constantinople during sea trials off Black sea near Bosporus, 20 October 1941
History
Romania(Roman Empire)
Name
  • Constantinople
  • Κωνσταντινούπολις
NamesakeConstantinople
OrderedMarch 1937
BuilderImperial Navy Shipyard of Constantinople
Laid down4 November 1937
Launched8 August 1940
Commissioned16 December 1941
Decommissioned11 May 1991
FateThe museum ship of Naval Warfare Muserm of Constantinople Since 11 May 1991.
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeConstantinople-Class Battleship
Displacement
Length
  • 256 m (839 ft 11 in) (waterline)
  • 263 m (862 ft 10 in) (o/a)
Beam38.9 m (127 ft 7 in)
Draft11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Installed power
Propulsion4 shafts; 4 steam turbines
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range7,200 nmi (13,300 km; 8,300 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement3,233
Armament
Armor
Aircraft carried7 Nakajima E8N or Nakajima E4N
Aviation facilities2 catapults


Battleship Roma leaving Singapore in June 1944 for the Battle of South China Sea, where she damaged Japanese battleship Yamato by her 19 inch gun.
History
Romania(Roman Empire)
Name
  • Roma
  • Ρώμη
NamesakeRome
OrderedMarch 1937
BuilderKantakouzenos Brother Shipyard,Thessaloniki
Laid down29 March 1938
Launched1 November 1940
Commissioned5 August 1942
Decommissioned5 December 1976
Fatemuseum ship of Thessaloniki since May 30 2002
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeYamato-class battleship
Displacement
Length
  • 244 m (800 ft 6 in) (p/p)
  • 263 m (862 ft 10 in) (o/a)
Beam36.9 m (121 ft 1 in)
Draft10.86 m (35 ft 8 in) (full load)
Installed power12 × Kanpon water-tube boilers 150,000 shp (110,000 kW)
Propulsion4 × propellers; 4 × steam turbines
Speed27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph)
Range7,200 nmi (13,300 km; 8,300 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement2,500
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Armour
Aircraft carried6–7 × Nakajima E8N or Nakajima E4N floatplanes
Aviation facilities2 × catapults