香取级战列舰共有两艘,是日本在海外建造的最后一批战列舰[97],设计在英国皇家海军英皇爱德华七世级战列舰(King Edward VII-class)的基础上改进[98]。两舰交付时日俄战争已经结束,从未参与实战。香取號戰艦副炮砲塔1907年发生重大火灾夺走34条人命,另有8人受伤。[99]两舰没有参与第一次世界大战,但在1918年参与日军干涉西伯利亚的行动[100][101]。1921年,香取级两舰搭乘储君裕仁访问欧洲,与英王乔治五世会面[102]。《华盛顿海军条约》生效后,两舰均在1923至1925年解除武装并拆解[101]。
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