Design
Aki was the first Japanese battleship with turbine engine propulsion, which allowed her to reach a speed of 20.7 knots (38 km/h) during trials in December 1910. The incorporation of the turbine engines necessitated a third funnel on what was originally the same hull design as Satsuma, increased the displacement by 450 tons, and the length of the hull by three meters. The turbine engines were imported from John Brown in Scotland.
Aki was initially designed as an all-big gun battleship (i.e. as a Dreadnought), but shortages of 12-inch (305 mm) guns only allowed her to have a combination armament.
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