Design and Construction
Settsu was ordered under the 1907 Fleet Expansion Program as one of the first steps in full implementation of the Eight-Eight Fleet Program. The Japanese Navy projected that a fleet of eight front-line battleships was the minimum necessary against potential threats from China, Russia or the United States. Construction was delayed by a severe world economic depression. The 305 mm (12 in) guns were acquired from Great Britain, but the 18,640 kW (25,000 shp) Brown-Curtis turbine engines were built under license by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan.
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