*At first, ''Ise'' and ''[[Hyuuga]]'' were planned to be built as the 3rd and 4th of the [[:Category:Fuso Class|''Fusou''-class]] battleships, but because of many defects found in [[Fuso]] and [[Yamashiro]] along with budget problems, their construction was put off. In this period, improving on the ''Fusou''-class battleships, the design of ''Ise'' & ''Hyuuga'' was widely changed (e.g. positioning of 3rd, 4th turrets, see the photo cited from [https://archive.org/details/brasseysnavala1923brasuoft%7C Brassey's Naval Annual 1923] p.426) and at last they were built as ''Ise''-class battleships. | *At first, ''Ise'' and ''[[Hyuuga]]'' were planned to be built as the 3rd and 4th of the [[:Category:Fuso Class|''Fusou''-class]] battleships, but because of many defects found in [[Fuso]] and [[Yamashiro]] along with budget problems, their construction was put off. In this period, improving on the ''Fusou''-class battleships, the design of ''Ise'' & ''Hyuuga'' was widely changed (e.g. positioning of 3rd, 4th turrets, see the photo cited from [https://archive.org/details/brasseysnavala1923brasuoft%7C Brassey's Naval Annual 1923] p.426) and at last they were built as ''Ise''-class battleships. |