IJN Kawachi Japanese Battleship 3d model

_**1. IJN Kawachi – Japanese Battleship**_ - Type: Battleship (Dreadnought) - Nation: Empire of Japan - Class: Kawachi-class (lead ship) - Launched: October 15, 1910 - Commissioned: March 1, 1912 - Sister Ship: IJN Settsu > 1. Historical Notes: - IJN Kawachi was Japan’s first dreadnought-type battleship, built following lessons from the Russo-Japanese War. - Unlike previous semi-dreadnoughts, it carried an all-big-gun armament layout (though with two different 12-inch gun types). - It never saw combat during World War I. - On July 12, 1918, Kawachi suffered an internal explosion while docked at Tokuyama Bay and sank, killing over 600 crew members. - The likely cause was unstable cordite ammunition stored onboard.