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The Kinabalu class battleship is a unique battleship for the Royal Malaccan Navy. It is not with the most guns or the heaviest calibre. It is however the only battleship class to have a guided rocket launcher turret which is located in the location of the X turret/Turret number 3. The Royal Malaccan Naval Engineers were able to create a system that would be able to handle the shock waves of the main guns. The battleship also had guided anti-air rocket launchers. The Royal Malaccan Navy had two of these battleships built and they served admirably during World War 2. Kinabalu for example was reported to have engaged and destroyed a Japanese transport with her guided rockets.

General characteristics:
Type: Super Battleship
Displacement: 73,500 tons (full load)
Length : 310 meters (Overall)
Beam: 37.5 meters
Draft: 12.95 meters
Installed Power: 10 boilers creating 220 000 shp
Propulsion: 4 steam turbines turning 4 screws
Max Speed: 29.3 knots
Range: 9,000 nautical miles at 15 knots
Complement: 2900 officers and sailors.
Armament:-
Main- 9 x 16 inch 45 cal guns
Secondary- 24 x 5 inch 45 cal guns
Rockets - 3 x 'Viper' General Purpose Guided Rocket Launcher
Anti-air (1940)
- 6 x 100 mm anti-air rocket launcher
- 40 x 40mm anti-air guns
- 12 x 20mm anti-air cannons
Armor:
Side Belt - 360 mm tapering to 220 mm
Lower Belt - 185 mm tapering to 25 mm
Bulkhead - 460 mm
Barbettes - 540 mm (Forward) 460 mm (Aft)
Turret - 570 mm (Face) 410 mm (Side) 240 mm (Roof)
Deck - 45 mm (Main) 150 mm (Second)
Number in Class: 2; Kinabalu, Titiwangsa

(Credits to Bombhead from Shipbucket.com)

Description
The Kinabalu class battleship is a unique battleship for the Royal Malaccan Navy. It is not with the most guns or the heaviest calibre. It is however the only battleship class to have a guided rocket launcher turret which is located in the location of the X turret/Turret number 3. The Royal Malaccan Naval Engineers were able to create a system that would be able to handle the shock waves of the main guns. The battleship also had guided anti-air rocket launchers. The Royal Malaccan Navy had two of these battleships built and they served admirably during World War 2. Kinabalu for example was reported to have engaged and destroyed a Japanese transport with her guided rockets.

General characteristics:
Type: Super Battleship
Displacement: 73,500 tons (full load)
Length : 310 meters (Overall)
Beam: 37.5 meters
Draft: 12.95 meters
Installed Power: 10 boilers creating 220 000 shp
Propulsion: 4 steam turbines turning 4 screws
Max Speed: 29.3 knots
Range: 9,000 nautical miles at 15 knots
Complement: 2900 officers and sailors.
Armament:-
Main- 9 x 16 inch 45 cal guns
Secondary- 24 x 5 inch 45 cal guns
Rockets - 3 x 'Viper' General Purpose Guided Rocket Launcher
Anti-air (1940)
- 6 x 100 mm anti-air rocket launcher
- 40 x 40mm anti-air guns
- 12 x 20mm anti-air cannons
Armor:
Side Belt - 360 mm tapering to 220 mm
Lower Belt - 185 mm tapering to 25 mm
Bulkhead - 460 mm
Barbettes - 540 mm (Forward) 460 mm (Aft)
Turret - 570 mm (Face) 410 mm (Side) 240 mm (Roof)
Deck - 45 mm (Main) 150 mm (Second)
Number in Class: 2; Kinabalu, Titiwangsa

(Credits to Bombhead from Shipbucket.com)