Battleship Mutsu

Main gun barrel is being exhibited in the Kure maritime museum.


Propeller


(Steel plate of disassembled Mutsu)
Steel produced now contains the radioactive material(ingredient). This ingredient is mixed in a manufacture process. However, steel of Mutsu manufactured by before war days does not have mixing of a radioactive material in the process of manufacture. And, Mutsu was located to a long period seabed. For this reason, Mutsu does not have influence of the radioactivity by a nuclear testing. For this reason, steel of Mutsu is a precious material at the radiation measurement equipment with which mixing of a radioactive material is not desired.(Age determination by carbon 14). The age determination by carbon 14 needs the enclosure which intercepts radiation. For the reason for the above, steel of disassembled Mutsu was distributed to the research institute, that is, a university.
-Complete-

Battleship Mutsu

Breaking up of hull and quarter deck area

Battleship Mutsu

Stern section

Battleship Mutsu

Hull near the stern portion
Steering gear is visible on the 1st 2 photograph.

Battleship Mutsu

Main gun turret (with a gun barrel) is exhibited in old Naval Academy now.



Armoured steel added on the front face of a gun turret (No.4 Main gun).


‘Nagato’ of the same type as ‘Mutsu’（1937）

Battleship Mutsu

Salvage by (1,500 tons) Floating Crane.

Explosion of the mystery took place in the powder magazine under the No. 3 main gun turret. For this reason, the whole main gun turret of No. 3 blew away and had fallen to the seabed.

Battleship Mutsu

Salvaged section showing the vital division compartments for defence.
Also the stem sections and the hull of bow sections.