Number 13-class battleship Number 13-class battleship The "Number 13"-class battleship was a planned class of four fast battleships to be built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. The ships never received any names, being known only as "Numbers 13–16". They were intended to reinforce Japan's "eight-eight fleet" of eight battleships and eight battlecruisers after the United States announced a major naval construction program in 1919. The "Number 13" class was designed to be superior to all other existing battleships, planned or building. After the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty in 1922, they were cancelled in November 1923 before construction
13 (number) official rule) outdated and no longer valid, but many writers still follow it. In Shia Islam, 13 signifies the 13th day of the month of Rajab (the Lunar calendar), which is the birth of Imam Ali. 13 also is a total of 1 Prophet and 12 Imams in the Islamic School of Thought. However, in Sunni Islam, the number 13 bears no symbolic significance. The apparitions of the Virgin of Fátima in 1917 were claimed to occur on the 13th day of six consecutive months. In Catholic devotional practice, the number thirteen is also associated with Saint Anthony of Padua,