IJN armored cruiser Izumo

[brigman]

I'm looking for more information on the IJN armored cruiser Izumo. I've looked at her TROMS and of course read the Wikipedia article (here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Izumo ).

One question I had was, it states that in 1921, her boilers were reduced to six Kampon-type boilers. This reduced her top speed to 16 knots. Were these boilers ever restored, or did she get an upgrade later - or was she at 16kt for the rest of her career?

I'm especially curious as to the AA refit she received in '42 as well.

Any help appreciated!

[shigure]

The following info. is from "Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945" by Jentschura, Jung, & Mickel.
In 1935, Izumo was reboilered with 6 Kampon boilers, 7000 ihp = 16 knots. Her armament was 4 x 8 inch, 8 x 6 inch. In 1944-5 the armament was 4 x 6 inch, 4 x 5 inch, 1 x 3.1 inch AA, 14 x 25 mm AA and speed reduced further to 12 knots. The drawing shows the 4 x 5 inch (AA) sitting on raised platforms where the 8 inch turrets used to be. The 4 x 5 inch arrangement would be a 2 x 2 arrangement.

[brigman]

Thanks Shigure!