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850:, which was patrolling offshore and alerted the Russians. Tōgō chose to attack the Russian coastal defenses with his main armament and engage the ships with his secondary guns. Splitting his fire proved to be a poor decision as the Japanese eight- and six-inch guns inflicted little damage on the Russian ships, which concentrated all their fire on the Japanese ships with some effect. Although many ships on both sides were hit, Russian casualties numbered some 150, while the Japanese suffered roughly 90 killed and wounded before Tōgō disengaged. 783: 1616: 47: 1211: 26: 987: 1046:, the rear ship of the Russian formation. She was hit fairly quickly and began to fall astern of the other two ships. Jessen turned southeast in an attempt to open the range, but this blinded the Russian gunners with the rising sun and prevented any of their broadside guns from bearing on the Japanese. About 06:00, Jessen turned 180° to starboard in an attempt to reach the Korean coast and to allow 1496:. In 1940, the ship was refitted as a training minelayer which reduced her capacity to 200-300 mines. As part of the refit, her forward 8-inch gun turret and the four amidships 6-inch guns were removed, as was one of the 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type AA guns. Her anti-aircraft armament was heavily reinforced with the addition of two single 40-millimeter (1.6 in) guns and twenty license-built 1066:, but the latter ship suddenly turn to starboard and increased speed and passed between Jessen's ships and the Japanese. Kamimura turned 180° as well so that both squadrons were heading southeast on parallel courses, but Jessen quickly made another 180° turn so that they headed on opposing courses. The Russians reversed course for the third time around 07:45 in another attempt to support 1262:
when the range closed to 8,000–9,000 meters (8,700–9,800 yd). Nothing is known of any effect on the Russians and they ceased fire by 19:30 and rejoined Tōgō at 20:08 as night was falling. The surviving Russian ships were spotted the next morning and the Japanese ships opened fire around 10:30, staying beyond the range at which the Russian ships could effectively reply. Rear Admiral
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engaged the Russian cruisers that preceded the battleships before falling back on Tōgō's battleships. When Makarov spotted the five Japanese battleships, he turned back for Port Arthur and his flagship ran into the minefield just laid by the Japanese. The ship sank in less than two minutes after one
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After 17:30 Kamimura led his division in a fruitless pursuit of some of the Russian cruisers, leaving Tōgō's battleships to their own devices. He abandoned his chase around 18:03 and turned northwards to rejoin Tōgō. His ships spotted the rear of the Russian battleline around 18:30 and opened fire
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and included four armored cruisers in addition to four more battleships, all of which had to be ordered from British shipyards as Japan lacked the capability to build them itself. Further consideration of the Russian building program caused the IJN to believe that the battleships ordered under the
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on 15 June due to heavy rain and fog. The Russians sortied again on 30 June and Kamimura finally was able to intercept them the next day near Okinoshima. The light was failing when they were spotted and the Russians were able to disengage in the darkness. Jessen's ships sortied again on 17 July
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ran the full length of the ship and its thickness varied from 178 millimeters (7.0 in) amidships to 89 millimeters (3.5 in) at the bow and stern. It had a height of 2.13 meters (7 ft 0 in), of which 1.52 meters (5 ft 0 in) was normally underwater. The upper
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Jessen ordered his ships to turn to the northeast when he spotted the Japanese at 05:00 and they followed suit, albeit on a slightly converging course. Both sides opened fire around 05:23 at a range of 8,500 meters (9,300 yd). The Japanese ships concentrated their fire on
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boilers that reduced her maximum speed to 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) and her remaining torpedo tubes were removed. The space made available by these changes increased her capacity to 500 mines. With the establishment of the 4th Fleet on 15 November 1939,
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The barbettes, gun turrets and the front of the casemates were all 152 millimeters thick while the sides and rear of the casemates were protected by 51 millimeters (2.0 in) of armor. The deck was also 51 millimeters thick and the armor protecting the
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was hit three times in the stern, flooding her steering compartment; she had to be steered with her engines. Her speed continued to decrease, further exposing her to Japanese fire, and her steering jammed to port around 06:40.
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to be much more successful than it was, anticipating that the Russians would be badly disorganized and weakened, but they had recovered from their surprise and were ready for his attack. The Japanese ships were spotted by the
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had expended three-quarters of her ammunition and he turned back after a five-minute rapid-fire barrage. He did not wish to leave the Tsushima Strait unguarded and thought that he could use his remaining ammunition on
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of belt armor was 127 millimeters (5.0 in) thick and extended from the upper edge of the waterline belt to the main deck. It extended 65.42 meters (214 ft 8 in) from the forward to the rear
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to the south at 08:00 and allowed the other two Russian ships to get to his north and gave them an uncontested route to Vladivostok. Despite this, Jessen turned back once more at 08:15 and ordered
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during 1944–45 until she was twice damaged by American mines in 1945. After repairs were completed, the ship was badly damaged by American aircraft and her crew was forced to
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assumed her place in the line. The Japanese closed to a minimum of about 5,000 meters (5,500 yd), but Kamimura then opened the range up to 6,500 meters (7,100 yd).
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from January 1932 to May 1933 after the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and patrolled northern China. From November 1937 to 1938, the ship was retrofitted with eight
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and a destroyer had taken refuge after the Battle of the Yellow Sea. He returned home on 8 September after the Chinese government formally interned the Russian ships.
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only suffered three men wounded during the battle. After the battle the cruiser was transferred to Rear Admiral Uryū Sotokichi's command who began a blockade of
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on the 30th; later that day he received word that Jessen's ships had passed through the Tsugaru Strait early that morning and reached Vladivostok on 1 August.
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suddenly appeared out of the mist at 15:35 at a range of about 2,000 meters (6,600 ft). All of Kamimura's ships engaged her for five minutes or so with
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to refit. The ship was reassigned to the 2nd Division after the refit, which was ordered north to Wonsan on 2 February to escort the occupation force there.
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bombers on 3 June 1945. At some point during the war, her armament was augmented with approximately ten 25 mm Type 96 AA guns in single mounts and 80
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was third in line of six when Tōgō opened fire on the 2nd Pacific Squadron at 14:10 and, like most of the ships in the division, engaged the battleship
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was struck by one large and seven small shells, mostly 75-millimeter. They caused only minor damage, but killed one crewman and wounded fourteen.
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All of the "Six-Six Fleet" armored cruisers used the same armor scheme with some minor differences, of which the most important was that the two
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at around 11:30. Kamimura closed to about a range of 8,000 meters (8,700 yd) before sheering off under fire to join Tōgō's battleships.
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had been appointed on 5 April to supervise her construction and bring her to Japan. He was relieved of command after his arrival by Captain
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was severely damaged by a direct bomb hit and four near misses in an air attack on 9 August 1945 by United States Navy aircraft from
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assumed command of the ship on 14 June, as Tōgō was reorganizing the fleet for future operations. As the IJN was preparing to invade
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which was forced to fall out of formation at 14:50 and sank 20 minutes later. By this time the Russian formation was in disorder and
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was reassigned to the Training Squadron on 10 August 1918 and returned home to prepare for her next training cruise, together with
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then developed engine problems and the Japanese squadron slowed to conform with her best speed. Firing recommenced at 06:24 and
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to make her own way back to Vladivostok before turning north at his maximum speed, about 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).
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to rejoin the squadron. Kamimura followed suit around 06:10, but turned to port, which opened the range between the squadrons.
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on 18 January 1904. At the start of the Russo-Japanese War a few weeks later, the ship was assigned to the 2nd Division of the
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therefore decided to surrender his ships as he could neither return fire nor close the range. Over the course of the battle,
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from 19,040 ihp (14,200 kW). She carried up to 1,390 long tons (1,410 t) of coal and could steam for 10,000
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headed for the eastern coast of Japan to act as a diversion and pull Japanese forces out of the Sea of Japan and the
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mines were being disarmed. One mine detonated and then several others followed, killing 35 crewmen and wounding 65.
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in New Guinea. Damaged by American aircraft shortly afterwards, the ship was forced to return to Japan for repairs.
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and the other minelayers of the 19th Division escorted two troop transports that carried the occupation forces for
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was ordered home on 12 February for another refit. On 13 April, the 2nd Division, including the armored cruisers
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Brook, Peter (2000). "Armoured Cruiser vs. Armoured Cruiser: Ulsan 14 August 1904". In Preston, Antony (ed.).
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on 14 July, and, on 19 August, was assigned to the Japanese task force sent to reoccupy Makin Atoll after the
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was assigned to the 18th Division, and a year later to the 19th Division under the command of Rear Admiral
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On 10 August, the ships at Port Arthur attempted a breakout to Vladivostok, but were turned back in the
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against any attempt by the Vladivostok Independent Cruiser Squadron, under the command of Rear Admiral
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Milanovich, Kathrin (2014). "Armored Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy". In Jordan, John (ed.).
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on 6 July 1898 and completed on 18 May 1899. The ship departed for Japan the next day and arrived in
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rejoined the 2nd Division a few days later and Kamimura was ordered north in mid-April to cover the
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was detached from the 2nd Division and reassigned to Rear Admiral Dewa's 3rd Division. On 10 March,
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Campbell, N.J.M. (1978). "The Battle of Tsu-Shima, Parts 2, 3 and 4". In Preston, Antony (ed.).
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Jessen made another 180° turn in an attempt to interpose his two ships between the Japanese and
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9,667 metric tons (9,514 long tons) at normal load and 10,476 metric tons (10,311 long tons) at
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in the Gilbert Islands. In January 1942, the ship participated in Operation R (the invasion of
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was on fire herself; her fires were extinguished about twenty minutes later. Kamimura circled
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of 0.88 meters (2 ft 11 in). Her crew consisted of 676 officers and enlisted men.
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two days later and began capturing ships bound for Japan. The arrival of the Russians off
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exploded, and Makarov was one of the 677 killed. In addition to this loss, the battleship
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and departed Truk on 26 May in a convoy to Yokosuka that was unsuccessfully attacked by
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Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887–1941
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afterwards. She was damaged in an air raid by American aircraft from the carrier
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and then to Tokyo Bay on the 28th. The General Staff finally ordered him back to
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on the main and upper decks and their mounts on the upper deck were protected by
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and her six-inch guns were replaced by Japanese-built models. In December 1911,
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were transferred to the 1st Division. In November the cruiser was sent to the
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was herself mined on 14 April 1945, approximately 78 miles (126 km) off
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in 1939. During the Pacific War, she participated in the occupation of the
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in northeastern Korea. In mid-August, the division covered the landing at
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were added. These modifications were completed in March 1924. The ship's
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suffering moderate damage. She was later damaged again by mines laid by
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to make repairs. None of the Japanese ships were seriously damaged and
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About 10:00, Kamimura's gunnery officer erroneously informed him that
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The division failed to intercept the Russian squadron as it attacked
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in 1927 after she was damaged by an accidental explosion of several
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on 1 February 1942 and forced to return to Sasebo for repairs.
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Island in early July, Kamimura's 2nd Division, now reduced to
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were deployed to Port Arthur to keep order there during the
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About this time Kamimura's two elderly protected cruisers,
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suffered substantial damage in an accidental explosion in
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also firing torpedoes at the Russian ship without effect.
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guns. Only four of these guns were not mounted in armored
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of 20.48 meters (67 ft 2 in) and had an average
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that closed off the ends of the central armored citadel.
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for all of the "Six-Six Fleet" armored cruisers was four
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preparatory to searching for the German commerce raider
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The ship was 134.72 meters (442 ft 0 in) long
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were intended as fleet scouts and to be employed in the
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original plan would not be sufficient to counter the
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her lest she sink shortly before the end of the war.
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on 6 January 1897 as a speculative venture. She was
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The Japanese Siege of Tsingtau: World War I in Asia
1226:approached Japan on 27 May, having sailed from the 2470: 2237: 1573:was reassigned to the 18th Escort Squadron of the 2592:Watts, Anthony J. & Gordon, Brian G. (1971). 2411:Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945 2348:Japanese Naval Vessels at the End of World War II 2240:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905 2219:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 2162:Warships for Export: Armstrong Warships 1867–1927 1467:was assigned to the reserve fleet after repairs. 1332:The ship participated in the early stages of the 1108:s engines again broke down during this chase and 723:was 356 millimeters (14.0 in) in thickness. 515:The 1896 Naval Expansion Plan was made after the 2725: 2235: 592:and the engines were rated at a total of 18,000 588:. Steam for the engines was provided by a dozen 471:returned to active duty and was assigned to the 2433:Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War 2364: 2326: 1612:and Type 2, Mark 2, Model 1 air search radars. 960:to order Kamimura to sail for Cape Toi Misaki, 2713:List of cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy 2454:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 2394:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 2312:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 2266:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 1557:On 1 May 1943, the ship was reassigned to the 388: 2638: 2535:"Anglo-Japanese Naval Cooperation, 1914–1918" 1436:began her conversion into a minelayer at the 1427: 510: 2572: 2545:(1). Naval War College Press. Archived from 2449: 2303: 1706:, 12 cwt referring to the weight of the gun. 867:attempted to capture the disabled destroyer 437:. After the war she was sometimes used as a 2591: 2553: 2764:World War II mine warfare vessels of Japan 2645: 2631: 2573:Warner, Denis & Warner, Peggy (2002). 2491: 2450:Lacroix, Eric & Wells, Linton (1997). 1581:laid thousands of mines in the waters off 726: 547:and 124.36 meters (408 ft 0 in) 1686:, and scrapped from August–October 1947. 1400:and again on 24 November 1919, also with 1301:, closer to the Russian border. In 1910, 828:in an attack on the Russian ships of the 425:of 1904–05 where she participated in the 2759:Minelayers of the Imperial Japanese Navy 2652: 2287:. London: Digby, Long & Co. p.  2244:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. 2221:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. 2216: 2197: 1614: 1382:to redeploy its forces to the Atlantic. 1340:on 2 October 1914. The following month, 1209: 985: 781: 528:or to defend colonies and trade routes, 2389: 2258: 2178: 1370:with cadets from the 44th class of the 600:). The ship had a designed speed of 22 247:Vertical triple-expansion steam engines 190:134.72 m (442 ft 0 in) ( 2726: 2556:Directory of the World's Capital Ships 2510: 2427: 2088: 2086: 1933:Corbett, I, pp. 283–89, 319–25, 337–51 1800: 711:class had oblique 127 mm armored 559:of 7.4 meters (24 ft 3 in). 319:5 × single 457 mm (18.0 in) 2626: 2532: 2468: 2345: 2183:. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books. 2159: 2140: 1959: 1957: 1839: 1837: 1835: 1833: 1831: 1829: 1827: 1825: 1823: 1821: 1199: 777: 770:supported Japanese forces during the 43: 2749:Russo-Japanese War cruisers of Japan 2596:. Garden City, New York: Doubleday. 2577:(2nd ed.). London: Frank Cass. 2452:Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War 2053:Corbett, II, pp. 356, 363–65, 377–80 1990:Corbett, II, pp. 52, 97, 159–60, 177 1761:Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 72 1757: 1755: 1753: 1751: 1749: 1308:s boilers were replaced by Miyabara 1124:. By this time she had been sunk by 2280: 2083: 2038: 975: 948:. The Russian ships passed through 202:20.48 m (67 ft 2 in) 13: 2779:Ships built by Armstrong Whitworth 2029: 1954: 1818: 1619:Wrecked at the end of World War II 1608:. In addition she was fitted with 1503:light AA guns in twin-gun mounts. 361:: 51–152 mm (2.0–6.0 in) 337:: 89–178 mm (3.5–7.0 in) 210:7.43 m (24 ft 5 in) 158:General characteristics (as built) 14: 2790: 2618:Tokiwa on The Blueprints Database 2611: 2533:Saxon, Timothy D. (Winter 2000). 2164:. Gravesend: World Ship Society. 2145:. London: Conway Maritime Press. 1773: 1746: 1670:by her crew. On 30 November 1945 1392:, that began on 1 March 1919 for 1358:on a training cruise to ports in 421:, but was very active during the 145:Sunk by air attack, 9 August 1945 1420:was reclassified as a 1st class 45: 24: 2134: 2122: 2113: 2104: 2095: 2074: 2065: 2056: 2047: 2020: 2011: 2002: 1993: 1984: 1975: 1966: 1945: 1936: 1927: 1918: 1909: 1906:Warner & Warner, pp. 236–38 1900: 1891: 1882: 1873: 1864: 1855: 1846: 1809: 1806:Chesneau & Kolesnik, p. 224 1372:Imperial Japanese Naval Academy 735:was signed on 6 July 1897 with 670:as close-range defense against 659:was also equipped with a dozen 2558:. New York: Hippocrene Books. 2392:A Naval History of World War I 1924:Corbett, I, pp. 188–89, 191–96 1791: 1782: 1764: 1737: 1728: 1725:Evans & Peattie, pp. 57–62 1719: 1702:"Cwt" is the abbreviation for 1696: 1589:in February 1945. Ironically, 1506: 1327: 582:triple-expansion steam engines 465:Japanese invasion of Manchuria 455:in 1922–24. She was placed in 182:9,667 t (9,514 long tons) 1: 2754:World War I cruisers of Japan 2739:Ships built on the River Tyne 2554:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). 2371:: Tabular Record of Movement" 2217:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). 1224:2nd and 3rd Pacific Squadrons 689:-class ships used less tough 294:20.3 cm/45 Type 41 naval guns 2179:Burdick, Charles B. (1976). 2017:Campbell, Part 3, pp. 186–87 2008:Campbell, Part 2, pp. 128–32 1713: 1490:together with the minelayer 990:At anchor in a 1905 postcard 739:. The ship had already been 367:: 356 mm (14.0 in) 7: 2350:. London: Greenhill Books. 2281:Dix, Charles Cabry (1905). 2092:Lacroix & Wells, p. 657 1897:Corbett, I, pp. 142, 149–50 1511:On 9 and 10 December 1941, 467:. After her refit in 1937, 373:: 127 mm (5.0 in) 355:: 152 mm (6.0 in) 349:: 160 mm (6.3 in) 262:(39 km/h; 24 mph) 10: 2795: 2594:The Imperial Japanese Navy 2044:Watts & Gordon, p. 109 1446:8 cm/40 3rd Year Type 1428:Converted into a minelayer 1203: 979: 861:and the protected cruiser 813:. She participated in the 511:Background and description 343:: 51 mm (2.0 in) 2774:Ships sunk by US aircraft 2769:Cruisers sunk by aircraft 2708: 2685: 2663: 2390:Halpern, Paul S. (1994). 1999:Corbett, II, pp. 232, 235 817:on 9 February 1904, when 661:QF 12-pounder 12-cwt guns 503:in 1947 and subsequently 389: 306:QF 12-pounder 12-cwt guns 157: 38: 23: 2539:Naval War College Review 2327:Forczyk, Robert (2009). 2260:Corbett, Julian Stafford 2035:Campbell, Part 4, p. 263 1689: 1252:and the armored cruiser 996:Battle of the Yellow Sea 928:before arriving back at 924:where they laid several 637:Elswick Ordnance Company 584:, each driving a single 395:was the second and last 2026:Corbett, II, pp. 319–20 1610:Type 3, Mark 1, Model 3 1449:anti-aircraft (AA) guns 1152:on 20 August where the 956:on the 24th caused the 902:was damaged by a mine. 727:Construction and career 517:First Sino-Japanese War 2346:Fukui, Shizuo (1991). 2331:. Botley, UK: Osprey. 1972:Brook 2000, pp. 43, 45 1951:Brook 2000, pp. 39, 43 1942:Brook 2000, pp. 34, 37 1843:Hackett & Kingsepp 1743:Milanovich, pp. 74, 80 1620: 1559:Ōminato Guard District 1459:on 1 August 1927 when 1432:On 30 September 1922, 1424:on 30 September 1921. 1219: 991: 887:. During this action, 832:anchored just outside 790: 766:. The following year, 549:between perpendiculars 411:Imperial Japanese Navy 2469:Mauch, Peter (2011). 2160:Brook, Peter (1999). 2071:Burdick, pp. 235, 241 1797:Milanovich, pp. 80–81 1674:was removed from the 1627:in northern Japan at 1618: 1501:25-millimeter Type 96 1214:Japanese postcard of 1213: 1154:Russian cruiser  989: 815:Battle of Port Arthur 785: 743:at their shipyard in 522:Imperial Russian Navy 451:was converted into a 427:Battle of Port Arthur 2734:Asama-class cruisers 2549:on 13 December 2006. 1623:While at Ōminato in 1577:on 20 January 1944. 1473:was assigned to the 1438:Sasebo Naval Arsenal 1336:before returning to 1232:Zinovy Rozhestvensky 1218:at speed, circa 1905 803:Shigetarō Yoshimatsu 645:6-inch (152 mm) 627:fore and aft of the 594:indicated horsepower 2377:. Combinedfleet.com 2304:Evans, David & 1680:end of World War II 1642: /  1188:, sailed to escort 958:Naval General Staff 805:assumed command of 737:Armstrong Whitworth 590:cylindrical boilers 580:had two 4-cylinder 229:Cylindrical boilers 82:Armstrong Whitworth 16:Asama-class cruiser 2496:. London: Conway. 1981:Corbett, I, p. 457 1915:Forczyk, pp. 45–46 1888:Corbett, I, p. 105 1879:Forczyk, pp. 42–43 1779:Brook 1999, p. 109 1684:Hakodate, Hokkaidō 1621: 1602:B-29 Superfortress 1531:) and returned to 1422:coast-defense ship 1334:Battle of Tsingtao 1322:Chinese Revolution 1310:water-tube boilers 1295:amphibious landing 1220: 1206:Battle of Tsushima 1200:Battle of Tsushima 1172:Kure Naval Arsenal 1162:In mid-September, 992: 937:several transports 795:Kichisaburō Nomura 791: 778:Russo-Japanese War 633:secondary armament 572:metacentric height 481:Rabaul and Kavieng 435:Battle of Tsushima 423:Russo-Japanese War 2721: 2720: 2503:978-1-84486-236-8 2484:978-0-674-05599-5 2442:978-0-81084-927-3 2338:978-1-84603-330-8 2143:Warship 2000–2001 1963:Brook 2000, p. 43 1815:Milanovich, p. 73 1788:Milanovich, p. 78 1770:Milanovich, p. 81 1734:Milanovich, p. 72 1585:in June 1944 and 1414:Mediterranean Sea 1404:, for Singapore, 1368:South Sea Islands 1264:Nikolai Nebogatov 1196:off Vladivostok. 1192:as they laid 715 941:Okinoshima Island 881:, the battleship 843:protected cruiser 731:The contract for 641:quick-firing (QF) 570:. The ship had a 379: 378: 2786: 2647: 2640: 2633: 2624: 2623: 2607: 2588: 2569: 2550: 2529: 2507: 2488: 2476: 2465: 2446: 2424: 2405: 2386: 2384: 2382: 2361: 2342: 2323: 2306:Peattie, Mark R. 2300: 2277: 2255: 2243: 2232: 2213: 2194: 2175: 2156: 2129: 2126: 2120: 2117: 2111: 2110:Chesneau, p. 207 2108: 2102: 2099: 2093: 2090: 2081: 2078: 2072: 2069: 2063: 2060: 2054: 2051: 2045: 2042: 2036: 2033: 2027: 2024: 2018: 2015: 2009: 2006: 2000: 1997: 1991: 1988: 1982: 1979: 1973: 1970: 1964: 1961: 1952: 1949: 1943: 1940: 1934: 1931: 1925: 1922: 1916: 1913: 1907: 1904: 1898: 1895: 1889: 1886: 1880: 1877: 1871: 1868: 1862: 1861:Mauch, pp. 25–27 1859: 1853: 1850: 1844: 1841: 1816: 1813: 1807: 1804: 1798: 1795: 1789: 1786: 1780: 1777: 1771: 1768: 1762: 1759: 1744: 1741: 1735: 1732: 1726: 1723: 1707: 1700: 1657: 1656: 1654: 1653: 1652: 1647: 1646:41.20°N 141.60°E 1643: 1640: 1639: 1638: 1635: 1344:was deployed to 1307: 1107: 982:Battle off Ulsan 976:Battle off Ulsan 853:In early March, 830:Pacific Squadron 799:Foreign Minister 789:anchored in 1904 764:Nakayama Nagaaki 635:consisted of 14 526:commerce raiding 431:Battle off Ulsan 409:) built for the 394: 392: 391: 224:(13,000 kW) 135:30 November 1945 55: 50: 49: 48: 28: 21: 20: 2794: 2793: 2789: 2788: 2787: 2785: 2784: 2783: 2724: 2723: 2722: 2717: 2704: 2681: 2659: 2657:-class cruisers 2651: 2614: 2604: 2585: 2566: 2526: 2504: 2485: 2462: 2443: 2421: 2402: 2380: 2378: 2358: 2339: 2320: 2274: 2252: 2229: 2210: 2191: 2172: 2153: 2137: 2132: 2127: 2123: 2118: 2114: 2109: 2105: 2100: 2096: 2091: 2084: 2079: 2075: 2070: 2066: 2061: 2057: 2052: 2048: 2043: 2039: 2034: 2030: 2025: 2021: 2016: 2012: 2007: 2003: 1998: 1994: 1989: 1985: 1980: 1976: 1971: 1967: 1962: 1955: 1950: 1946: 1941: 1937: 1932: 1928: 1923: 1919: 1914: 1910: 1905: 1901: 1896: 1892: 1887: 1883: 1878: 1874: 1869: 1865: 1860: 1856: 1851: 1847: 1842: 1819: 1814: 1810: 1805: 1801: 1796: 1792: 1787: 1783: 1778: 1774: 1769: 1765: 1760: 1747: 1742: 1738: 1733: 1729: 1724: 1720: 1716: 1711: 1710: 1701: 1697: 1692: 1650: 1648: 1644: 1641: 1636: 1633: 1631: 1629: 1628: 1533:Kwajalein Atoll 1509: 1444:, although two 1430: 1330: 1305: 1222:As the Russian 1208: 1202: 1140:were forced to 1105: 984: 978: 970:Tsushima Island 912:and defend the 822:Tōgō Heihachirō 780: 772:Boxer Rebellion 729: 621:eight-inch guns 586:propeller shaft 513: 477:Gilbert Islands 415:Boxer Rebellion 403:armored cruiser 386: 298:14 × single QF 215:Installed power 173:armored cruiser 53:Empire of Japan 51: 46: 44: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 2792: 2782: 2781: 2776: 2771: 2766: 2761: 2756: 2751: 2746: 2741: 2736: 2719: 2718: 2716: 2715: 2709: 2706: 2705: 2703: 2702: 2693: 2686: 2683: 2682: 2680: 2679: 2672: 2664: 2661: 2660: 2650: 2649: 2642: 2635: 2627: 2621: 2620: 2613: 2612:External links 2610: 2609: 2608: 2602: 2589: 2583: 2570: 2564: 2551: 2530: 2524: 2512:Rohwer, Jürgen 2508: 2502: 2489: 2483: 2466: 2460: 2447: 2441: 2425: 2419: 2406: 2400: 2387: 2362: 2356: 2343: 2337: 2324: 2318: 2301: 2278: 2272: 2256: 2250: 2233: 2227: 2214: 2208: 2195: 2189: 2176: 2170: 2157: 2151: 2136: 2133: 2131: 2130: 2121: 2119:Rohwer, p. 123 2112: 2103: 2094: 2082: 2080:Halpern, p. 75 2073: 2064: 2055: 2046: 2037: 2028: 2019: 2010: 2001: 1992: 1983: 1974: 1965: 1953: 1944: 1935: 1926: 1917: 1908: 1899: 1890: 1881: 1872: 1870:Kowner, p. 465 1863: 1854: 1845: 1817: 1808: 1799: 1790: 1781: 1772: 1763: 1745: 1736: 1727: 1717: 1715: 1712: 1709: 1708: 1694: 1693: 1691: 1688: 1595:Hesaki, Kyūshū 1567: (SS-182) 1508: 1505: 1488:Kiyohide Shima 1429: 1426: 1406:Southeast Asia 1329: 1326: 1204:Main article: 1201: 1198: 980:Main article: 977: 974: 950:Tsugaru Strait 875:Stepan Makarov 826:Combined Fleet 793:Sublieutenant 779: 776: 728: 725: 695:waterline belt 629:superstructure 610:nautical miles 512: 509: 407:Sōkō jun'yōkan 377: 376: 375: 374: 368: 362: 356: 350: 344: 338: 335:Waterline belt 330: 326: 325: 324: 323: 317: 310:8 × single QF 308: 302: 296: 288: 284: 283: 280: 276: 275: 268: 264: 263: 256: 252: 251: 250: 249: 243: 238: 234: 233: 232: 231: 225: 216: 212: 211: 208: 204: 203: 200: 196: 195: 188: 184: 183: 180: 176: 175: 164: 163:Class and type 160: 159: 155: 154: 153: 152: 146: 141: 137: 136: 133: 129: 128: 125: 124:Decommissioned 121: 120: 117: 113: 112: 109: 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 95:6 January 1897 93: 89: 88: 86:United Kingdom 79: 75: 74: 71: 67: 66: 61: 57: 56: 41: 40: 36: 35: 29: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2791: 2780: 2777: 2775: 2772: 2770: 2767: 2765: 2762: 2760: 2757: 2755: 2752: 2750: 2747: 2745: 2742: 2740: 2737: 2735: 2732: 2731: 2729: 2714: 2711: 2710: 2707: 2701: 2699: 2695:Followed by: 2694: 2692: 2689:Preceded by: 2688: 2687: 2684: 2678: 2677: 2673: 2671: 2670: 2666: 2665: 2662: 2658: 2656: 2648: 2643: 2641: 2636: 2634: 2629: 2628: 2625: 2619: 2616: 2615: 2605: 2599: 2595: 2590: 2586: 2584:0-7146-5256-3 2580: 2576: 2571: 2567: 2565:0-88254-979-0 2561: 2557: 2552: 2548: 2544: 2540: 2536: 2531: 2527: 2525:1-59114-119-2 2521: 2517: 2513: 2509: 2505: 2499: 2495: 2490: 2486: 2480: 2475: 2474: 2467: 2463: 2461:0-87021-311-3 2457: 2453: 2448: 2444: 2438: 2434: 2430: 2429:Kowner, Rotem 2426: 2422: 2420:0-87021-893-X 2416: 2412: 2407: 2403: 2401:1-55750-352-4 2397: 2393: 2388: 2376: 2372: 2370: 2363: 2359: 2357:1-85367-125-8 2353: 2349: 2344: 2340: 2334: 2330: 2325: 2321: 2319:0-87021-192-7 2315: 2311: 2307: 2302: 2298: 2294: 2290: 2286: 2285: 2279: 2275: 2273:1-55750-129-7 2269: 2265: 2261: 2257: 2253: 2251:0-8317-0302-4 2247: 2242: 2241: 2234: 2230: 2228:0-85177-146-7 2224: 2220: 2215: 2211: 2209:0-87021-976-6 2205: 2201: 2196: 2192: 2190:0-2080-1594-9 2186: 2182: 2177: 2173: 2171:0-905617-89-4 2167: 2163: 2158: 2154: 2152:0-85177-791-0 2148: 2144: 2139: 2138: 2125: 2116: 2107: 2098: 2089: 2087: 2077: 2068: 2059: 2050: 2041: 2032: 2023: 2014: 2005: 1996: 1987: 1978: 1969: 1960: 1958: 1948: 1939: 1930: 1921: 1912: 1903: 1894: 1885: 1876: 1867: 1858: 1849: 1840: 1838: 1836: 1834: 1832: 1830: 1828: 1826: 1824: 1822: 1812: 1803: 1794: 1785: 1776: 1767: 1758: 1756: 1754: 1752: 1750: 1740: 1731: 1722: 1718: 1705: 1704:hundredweight 1699: 1695: 1687: 1685: 1681: 1677: 1673: 1669: 1665: 1664:Task Force 38 1661: 1655: 1651:41.20; 141.60 1626: 1617: 1613: 1611: 1607: 1606:depth charges 1603: 1600: 1596: 1592: 1588: 1584: 1580: 1576: 1572: 1568: 1566: 1560: 1555: 1553: 1549: 1545: 1541: 1540: 1534: 1530: 1526: 1522: 1518: 1514: 1504: 1502: 1499: 1495: 1494: 1489: 1485: 1480: 1476: 1472: 1468: 1466: 1462: 1458: 1454: 1450: 1447: 1443: 1439: 1435: 1425: 1423: 1419: 1415: 1411: 1407: 1403: 1399: 1395: 1391: 1387: 1383: 1381: 1377: 1373: 1369: 1365: 1361: 1357: 1353: 1352: 1347: 1343: 1339: 1335: 1325: 1323: 1319: 1315: 1311: 1304: 1300: 1296: 1292: 1288: 1284: 1280: 1276: 1275:Imai Kanemasa 1271: 1269: 1265: 1259: 1257: 1256: 1251: 1247: 1246:Knyaz Suvorov 1243: 1242: 1237: 1233: 1229: 1225: 1217: 1212: 1207: 1197: 1195: 1191: 1187: 1186: 1181: 1177: 1173: 1169: 1165: 1160: 1158: 1157: 1151: 1147: 1143: 1139: 1135: 1131: 1127: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1111: 1104: 1100: 1096: 1095: 1090: 1089: 1083: 1081: 1077: 1073: 1069: 1065: 1060: 1057: 1053: 1049: 1045: 1039: 1037: 1033: 1032: 1027: 1026: 1021: 1020: 1015: 1014: 1009: 1008: 1003: 1002: 997: 988: 983: 973: 971: 967: 963: 959: 955: 951: 947: 942: 938: 933: 932:on the 30th. 931: 927: 923: 919: 915: 911: 907: 903: 901: 900: 895: 890: 886: 885: 884:Petropavlovsk 880: 876: 872: 871: 870:Steregushchiy 866: 865: 860: 856: 851: 849: 848: 844: 839: 835: 831: 827: 823: 820: 816: 812: 808: 804: 800: 796: 788: 784: 775: 773: 769: 765: 761: 758: 754: 750: 746: 742: 738: 734: 724: 722: 721:conning tower 716: 714: 710: 706: 701: 696: 692: 688: 683: 681: 677: 676:torpedo tubes 673: 672:torpedo boats 669: 668:Yamauchi guns 666: 663:and eight QF 662: 658: 654: 650: 646: 642: 638: 634: 630: 626: 622: 618: 617:main armament 613: 611: 607: 603: 599: 596:(13,000  595: 591: 587: 583: 579: 575: 573: 569: 565: 562: 558: 554: 550: 546: 541: 539: 535: 532:and her half- 531: 527: 523: 518: 508: 506: 502: 498: 494: 490: 486: 482: 478: 474: 470: 466: 462: 458: 454: 450: 446: 444: 440: 439:training ship 436: 432: 428: 424: 420: 416: 412: 408: 404: 401: 399: 385: 384: 372: 369: 366: 365:Conning tower 363: 360: 357: 354: 351: 348: 345: 342: 339: 336: 333: 332: 331: 328: 327: 322: 321:torpedo tubes 318: 316: 315:Yamauchi guns 313: 309: 307: 303: 301: 297: 295: 291: 290: 289: 286: 285: 281: 278: 277: 273: 269: 266: 265: 261: 257: 254: 253: 248: 244: 241: 240: 239: 236: 235: 230: 226: 223: 219: 218: 217: 214: 213: 209: 206: 205: 201: 198: 197: 193: 189: 186: 185: 181: 178: 177: 174: 171: 169: 165: 162: 161: 156: 150: 147: 144: 143: 142: 139: 138: 134: 131: 130: 127:9 August 1945 126: 123: 122: 118: 115: 114: 110: 107: 106: 102: 99: 98: 94: 91: 90: 87: 83: 80: 77: 76: 72: 69: 68: 65: 62: 59: 58: 54: 42: 37: 32: 27: 22: 19: 2697: 2690: 2675: 2674: 2668: 2654: 2593: 2574: 2555: 2547:the original 2542: 2538: 2515: 2494:Warship 2014 2493: 2472: 2451: 2432: 2410: 2391: 2379:. Retrieved 2374: 2368: 2347: 2328: 2309: 2283: 2263: 2239: 2218: 2199: 2180: 2161: 2142: 2135:Bibliography 2128:Fukui, p. 13 2124: 2115: 2106: 2097: 2076: 2067: 2062:Mauch, p. 38 2058: 2049: 2040: 2031: 2022: 2013: 2004: 1995: 1986: 1977: 1968: 1947: 1938: 1929: 1920: 1911: 1902: 1893: 1884: 1875: 1866: 1857: 1848: 1811: 1802: 1793: 1784: 1775: 1766: 1739: 1730: 1721: 1698: 1678:. 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She had a 542: 529: 514: 496: 484: 468: 448: 447: 443:naval cadets 417:of 1900 and 406: 397: 382: 381: 380: 304:12 × single 270:10,000  220:18,000  179:Displacement 167: 116:Commissioned 63: 30: 18: 1852:Dix, p. 307 1649: / 1569:on 3 June. 1507:Pacific War 1442:12-pounders 1328:World War I 966:Kii Channel 922:Vladivostok 918:Karl Jessen 834:Port Arthur 665:2.5-pounder 653:gun shields 625:gun turrets 507:for scrap. 419:World War I 312:2.5-pounder 300:6-inch guns 119:19 May 1899 111:18 May 1899 103:6 July 1898 73:6 July 1897 2744:1898 ships 2728:Categories 2603:0385012683 1666:, and was 1552:Makin Raid 1539:Enterprise 1493:Okinoshima 1410:Suez Canal 1394:South Asia 1360:California 1228:Baltic Sea 1190:minelayers 946:Yellow Sea 926:minefields 838:destroyers 774:in China. 606:sea trials 538:battleline 489:minefields 433:, and the 347:Gun Turret 279:Complement 237:Propulsion 1714:Footnotes 1676:navy list 1625:Mutsu Bay 1587:Yakushima 1575:7th Fleet 1563:USS  1537:USS  1498:Hotchkiss 1475:1st Fleet 1457:Saiki Bay 1398:Australia 1346:Singapore 1130:Takachiho 1094:Takachiho 1070:although 954:Tokyo Bay 939:south of 894:magazines 811:2nd Fleet 741:laid down 713:bulkheads 680:broadside 649:casemates 568:deep load 564:displaced 505:broken up 473:4th Fleet 453:minelayer 292:2 × twin 108:Completed 92:Laid down 2514:(2005). 2431:(2006). 2381:18 April 2308:(1997). 2262:(1994). 1637:141°36′E 1412:and the 1376:Honolulu 1366:and the 1299:Chongjin 1279:Sakhalin 1273:Captain 1241:Oslyabya 1150:Shanghai 1142:heave-to 1134:Gromoboi 1007:Gromoboi 879:flagship 824:led the 797:, later 753:Yokosuka 749:launched 705:barbette 623:in twin- 501:salvaged 371:Bulkhead 359:Casemate 353:Barbette 287:Armament 242:2 Shafts 149:Scrapped 132:Stricken 100:Launched 2297:5716842 2200:Warship 1668:beached 1634:41°12′N 1583:Okinawa 1529:Kavieng 1380:US Navy 892:of her 864:Chitose 847:Boyarin 757:Captain 745:Elswick 545:overall 534:sisters 457:reserve 78:Builder 70:Awarded 39:History 33:in 1905 2676:Tokiwa 2600:  2581:  2562:  2522:  2500:  2481:  2458:  2439:  2417:  2398:  2369:Tokiwa 2354:  2335:  2316:  2295:  2270:  2248:  2225:  2206:  2187:  2168:  2149:  1672:Tokiwa 1660:Tokiwa 1591:Tokiwa 1579:Tokiwa 1571:Tokiwa 1565:Salmon 1544:Tokiwa 1525:Rabaul 1521:Tarawa 1513:Tokiwa 1484:Tokiwa 1479:Kampon 1471:Tokiwa 1465:Tokiwa 1434:Tokiwa 1418:Tokiwa 1386:Tokiwa 1364:Hawaii 1356:Yakumo 1342:Tokiwa 1338:Sasebo 1318:Tokiwa 1303:Tokiwa 1291:Tokiwa 1289:, and 1268:Tokiwa 1255:Yakumo 1236:Tokiwa 1216:Tokiwa 1185:Kasuga 1176:Tokiwa 1164:Tokiwa 1156:Askold 1146:Tokiwa 1138:Rossia 1126:Naniwa 1110:Tokiwa 1088:Naniwa 1072:Rossia 1036:Tokiwa 1034:, and 1010:, and 1001:Rossia 962:Kyūshū 930:Wonsan 906:Tokiwa 899:Pobeda 889:Tokiwa 859:Tokiwa 855:Tokiwa 807:Tokiwa 787:Tokiwa 768:Tokiwa 733:Tokiwa 707:. 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Index

Tokiwa in 1905
Empire of Japan
Armstrong Whitworth
United Kingdom
Scrapped
Asama-class
armored cruiser
o/a
ihp
Cylindrical boilers
Vertical triple-expansion steam engines
knots
nmi
20.3 cm/45 Type 41 naval guns
6-inch guns
QF 12-pounder 12-cwt guns
2.5-pounder
Yamauchi guns
torpedo tubes
Waterline belt
Deck
Gun Turret
Barbette
Casemate
Conning tower
Bulkhead
Asama-class
armored cruiser
Imperial Japanese Navy
Boxer Rebellion

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