Originally posted by anonymouscom49:

Displacement:

65,027 t (64,000 long tons)
71,659 t (70,527 long tons) (full load)

Length:

256 m (839 ft 11 in) (waterline)
263 m (862 ft 10 in) (overall)

Beam: 38.9 m (127 ft 7 in)
Draft: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Installed power:

12 Kampon boilers
150,000 shp (110,000 kW)

Propulsion: 4 shafts; 4 steam turbines
Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range: 7,200 nmi (13,300 km; 8,300 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement: 2,500–2,800
Armament:

(1941)
9 × 46 cm Type 94 guns (3x3)
12 × 15.5 cm 3rd Year Type guns (4x3)
12 × 127 mm Type 89 (6x2)
24 × 25 mm Type 96 AA guns (8x3)
4 × 13.2 mm Type 93 (2x2)
(1945)
9 × 46 cm Type 94 guns (3x3)
6 × 15.5 cm 3rd Year Type guns (2x3)
24 × 127 mm Type 89 (12x2)
162 × 25 mm Type 96 AA guns
4 × 13.2 mm Type 93 (2x2)

Armor:

Waterline belt: 410 mm (16 in)
Deck: 200–226.5 mm (7.9–8.9 in)
Gun turrets: 650 mm (25.6 in) (face)
Barbettes:
Conning tower:
Bulkheads:

Aircraft carried: 7 Nakajima E8N or Nakajima E4N
Aviation: 2 catapults