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Suma

IJN Suma

Survived

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeProtected cruiser
WarRusso-Japanese War
Main guns2 × QF 6 inch /40 naval guns

Served through the war.

Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × QF 6 inch /40 naval guns
  • 6 × QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I–IV
  • 12 × QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss guns
  • 4 × Maxim guns
  • 2 × 356 mm (14 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Deck: 50 mm (2 in) (slope), 25 mm (1 in) (flat)
  • Gun shield: 115 mm (4.5 in) (front)
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal
Laid down6 August 1892
Launched9 March 1895
Displacement2,657 long tons (2,700 t)
Length93.5 m (306 ft 9 in) w/l
Speed20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Complement256

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

Career

Launched

9 March 1895

27–28 May 1905

Fate

Survived

Scrapped 1928