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Survived

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeProtected cruiser
WarsFirst Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War
Main guns1 × 320 mm (12.6 in) Canet gun

Fought at the Yalu in 1894. 5th Division in 1904–05.

Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 1 × 320 mm (12.6 in) Canet gun
  • 11 × QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I–IV guns
  • 6 × QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss
  • 12 ×QF 1 pounder 5 barrel rotary Hotchkiss guns
  • 4 × 356 mm (14.0 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Deck: 50 mm (2 in)
  • Gun Turret: 300 mm (12 in)
  • Gun shield: 100 mm (4 in)
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal
Laid down6 August 1888
Launched24 March 1891
Displacement4,278 long tons (4,347 t)
Length91.81 m (301 ft 3 in) w/l
Speed16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Complement360

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

24 March 1891

17 September 1894 · First Sino-Japanese War

20 January – 12 February 1895 · First Sino-Japanese War

10 August 1904 · Russo-Japanese War

27–28 May 1905 · Russo-Japanese War

Fate

Survived

Scrapped 1927