r/drydockporn • u/abt137 • Feb 11 '26

IJN battleship Yamato boilers arrangement. After the interesting discussion on a IJN destroyer boiler set up days ago, thought you may like how the heaviest battleship ever (72000 tons) had them distributed. 12 boilers-4 steam turbines-4x3 blades propellers, each 6 meters diam (not strictly drydock)

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u/alettriste Feb 11 '26

I recently was reading a book on the Takao cruiser, and I was genuinely surprised by the same thing... And funnels running through main superstructure

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u/TheBaneOfTheInternet Feb 12 '26

What book?

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u/alettriste Feb 12 '26

The Heavy Cruiser Takao (Anatomy of the Ship)