Japanese Battleship Kawachi

Kawachi was the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Launched on 15 October 1910, she was commissioned on 31 March 1912. During the First World War, along with her sister ship Settsu, she bombarded German positions during the siege of Tsingtao. A magazine explosion on 12 July 1918 resulted in her sinking with the loss of over 600 crewmen.