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Title: Modern Japanese ships
Post by: Navy2000 on July 02, 2019, 08:45:06 pm

Does any know where I might be able to find drawings for Modern day Japanese Naval ships. Looking for any thing from 1970's and onwards. I can find American, British, Germany and Russian, but haven't had any luck for Naval ships from Japan.


Thanks
Duane

Title: Re: Modern Japanese ships
Post by: Capt Podge on July 02, 2019, 09:16:44 pm

Bit of a long shot but have you tried searching for the Japanese self defence forces?


Regards,
Ray.

Title: Re: Modern Japanese ships
Post by: Umi_Ryuzuki on July 03, 2019, 04:05:54 am

Just build an Arleigh Burke Class and fly a Japanese flag.
 :-))
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong%C5%8D-class_destroyer
 

Title: Re: Modern Japanese ships
Post by: derekwarner on July 03, 2019, 04:36:24 am

So true Umi  :o  .....Japan Steel Company, Mitsubishi & IHI......all made under Licence from the original manufacturers....... 8)  ......


Aegis systems....the Kongo Class are clones of the original Bourke Class


Even the 4 IHI built gas turbines are made under Licence to the GE Corporation for the LM2500 originals......

Derek

[PS....I drive a Mitsubishi Lancer {-)   .....but even with a past involvement in above water weapons for our RAN, I find the Aegis system difficult to define ]

Title: Re: Modern Japanese ships
Post by: Navy2000 on July 03, 2019, 05:13:53 pm

Sorry a Burke hull will not work at all. Here are the specs:


                         LOA           Beam
Burke Flt IIA  505 feet      59 feet
Kongo             528 feet      69 feet
Atago              541 feet      68 feet




The other ships that I was asking about not even close to a burke hull or any other US warship.


Duane

Title: Re: Modern Japanese ships
Post by: Umi_Ryuzuki on July 03, 2019, 05:32:40 pm

For the Kongo, that just means the frames need 16% increase to the beam, and
the keel needs a 4% increase in length, at the midship, before you cut any wood.
 :-))

Title: Re: Modern Japanese ships
Post by: Navy2000 on July 05, 2019, 10:07:53 pm

That is possible, but their are still some imperfections in doing that. Also comes down to having plans to build an accurate model as well. No I wouldn't use the instructions from a 1/350 scale model either. It's amazing with many different Naval models that a person can get, no one makes one or can get a model or plans to build a model of the Japanese Naval ships.



Duane


Oh It's
104.5% increase in lenght
116.9% increase in beam

Title: Re: Modern Japanese ships
Post by: Niall on July 06, 2019, 07:41:24 pm

There are some basic side and plan views here -https://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints/ships/destroyers-japan/

Title: Re: Modern Japanese ships
Post by: Umi_Ryuzuki on July 06, 2019, 09:34:00 pm

Quote

Oh It's
104.5% increase in lenght
116.9% increase in beam

See, you know 'exactly' what I am talking about. You just have to get busy.  :-))