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Japanese cruiser Takao (1888)

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51: 933: 30: 330:, with many of its components imported from overseas. It was one of the first ships in Bertin's project to introduce modern naval construction techniques to the Japanese, and a first step in the implementation of his 374:
with single smoke stack and twin screws. The design incorporated a number of firsts for Japan, including a double hull amidships for additional protection, and the first Japanese built
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on 1 April 1911 and was demilitarized and sold on 27 March 1912. The ship was used as a survey vessel until being broken up in 1918.
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naval strategy of using of small, heavily armed and lightly armored ships in naval warfare. Due to its small size
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Making Waves: Politics, Propaganda, And The Emergence Of The Imperial Japanese Navy, 1868-1922
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for auxiliary sail propulsion in addition to her coal-fired double-expansion reciprocating
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Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941
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gun as its secondary battery. In addition, the ship had two quadruple
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was assigned to assist in escorting transports supporting Japanese
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The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895: Perception, Power, and Primacy
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was a steel-ribbed and steel-hulled vessel. It retained a full
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Jentsura, Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy p. 92.
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was used by the Imperial Japanese Navy primarily as an
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on 15 October 1888 and completed on 16 November 1889.
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(1983). 681:Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). 326:, and built in Japan by the 7: 1216:Pre-dreadnought battleships 202:(28 km/h; 17 mph) 150:69.9 m (229.3 ft) 10: 1741: 404:and had one stern-mounted 158:10.4 m (34.1 ft) 15: 1667: 1605: 1571: 1551: 1496: 1441: 1344: 1289: 1269: 1214: 1120: 1102: 1035: 940: 881: 817: 662:Howarth, Stephen (1983). 624:. Conway Maritime Press. 351: 270: 166:3.9 m (12.8 ft) 123: 42: 37:at Yokosuka, October 1889 27: 620:Chesneau, Roger (1979). 551: 406:QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I–IVs 390:15 cm (5.9 in) 222:15 cm (5.9 in) 1680:Completed after the war 929:First Sino-Japanese War 468:and was present at the 454:First Sino-Japanese War 321:French military advisor 233:QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I–IV 124:General characteristics 119:Scrapped, 27 March 1912 811:Imperial Japanese Navy 738:Roksund, Arne (2007). 700:Paine, S.C.M. 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Index

Japanese ship Takao

Empire of Japan
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Unprotected cruiser
ihp
Horizontal compound steam engines
knots
15 cm (5.9 in)
Krupp
QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I–IV
QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
1-inch Nordenfelt guns
torpedo tubes
unprotected cruiser
Imperial Japanese Navy
Mount Takao
Kyoto
aviso
dispatch boat
French military advisor
Émile Bertin
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Jeune Ecole
corvette
gunboat
barque
rigging
masts
steam engine

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