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Emergence Of The Imperial Japanese Navy, 1868–1922
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to outclass many other contemporary protected cruisers.
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1120:Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945
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978:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
913:in 1936 and was re-designated as training hulk
865:by covering the landings of Japanese troops in
1353:List of cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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433:was not completed until 14 February 1904.
409:was the first ship to be built by the new
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1122:. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.
1050:David C. Evans; Mark R. Peattie (1997).
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634:as well as the already heavily damaged
608:after the battle. At the crucial final
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947:Watts, Anthony; Gordon, Brian (1971).
931:, Japan, as a torpedo target in 1944.
664:was assigned patrol duties off of the
284:15.2 cm (6 in)/40 naval guns
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710:First Southern Expeditionary Squadron
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991:The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun
891:s primary patrol area was along the
833:in patrolling the sea lanes linking
497:-class cruisers were fitted with 16
1217:Warner, Dennis & Peggy (1974).
1035:Sailor Diplomat: Nomura Kichisaburo
187:13.44 m (44 ft 1 in)
176:102 m (334 ft 8 in)
1145:. Harvard University Asia Center.
195:4.92 m (16 ft 2 in)
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1379:Ships built by Kure Naval Arsenal
724:from German commerce raiders and
582:pursued the Russian cruiser
397:as part of the settlement of the
851:Japanese intervention in Siberia
553:of Russian positions during the
425:laid down on 1 October 1901 and
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1179:Schencking, J. Charles (2005).
290:QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval guns
876:was re-designated a 2nd class
845:After the end of World War I,
825:were permanently based at the
521:At Kure, on completion in 1904
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1394:World War I cruisers of Japan
1183:. Stanford University Press.
759:(which included the cruisers
501:, a great improvement on the
1160:Roberts, John (ed). (1983).
1118:Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976).
1022:Encyclopedia of World War I
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1244:The Imperial Japanese Navy
1198:Tucker, Spencer C (2005).
1113:. Thacker, Spink & Co.
1110:The Imperial Japanese Navy
951:. Macdonald. p. 118.
949:The Imperial Japanese Navy
588:, which she fought at the
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1069:Chesneau, Roger (1979).
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817:From mid-1915 to 1918,
706:Anglo-Japanese Alliance
488:QF 6-inch /40 naval gun
403:First Sino-Japanese War
136:General characteristics
1374:Niitaka-class cruisers
1107:Jane, Fred T. (1904).
878:coastal defense vessel
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484:sympathetic detonation
470:was not equipped with
371:strategic island group
353:Imperial Japanese Navy
296:QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss
18:Japanese ship Tsushima
1399:Ships sunk as targets
1137:Mauch, Peter (2011).
872:On 1 September 1921,
794:1915 Singapore Mutiny
771:, and the battleship
704:war effort under the
555:Battle of Port Arthur
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429:on 15 December 1902.
399:Treaty of Shimonoseki
226:reciprocating engines
1006:The Tide at Sunrise
821:and her sister ship
792:During the February
779:Imperial German Navy
755:. Together with the
480:Spanish–American War
441:In terms of design,
895:in China, where as
857:forces against the
783:Maximilian von Spee
592:. During the duel,
569:on 14 August 1904.
355:. The vessel was a
77:Fiscal Year of 1897
901:KichisaburĹŤ Nomura
787:East Asia Squadron
610:Battle of Tsushima
596:scored 14 hits on
590:Battle of Korsakov
547:Japanese 2nd Fleet
543:Russo-Japanese War
534:Russo-Japanese War
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411:Kure Naval Arsenal
393:received from the
373:between Japan and
365:and was named for
86:Kure Naval Arsenal
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1061:978-0-87021-192-8
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722:New Zealand
678:World War I
672:World War I
478:during the
401:ending the
357:sister ship
203:9,500
1384:1902 ships
1368:Categories
1253:0356030458
1044:References
1024:, page 610
980:, page 230
976:Chesneau,
958:0356030458
859:Bolsheviks
831:Royal Navy
796:by Indian
785:'s German
636:battleship
381:Background
269:Complement
260:; 37
216:Propulsion
1037:, page 69
989:Howarth,
911:navy list
827:Cape Town
718:Australia
712:based in
686:sea lanes
472:torpedoes
427:launching
256:(23
162:long tons
108:Completed
92:Laid down
1314:Tsushima
1020:Tucker,
1004:Warner,
907:Tsushima
897:flagship
886:Tsushima
874:Tsushima
847:Tsushima
819:Tsushima
812:Tsushima
688:between
682:Tsushima
662:Tsushima
649:Tsushima
645:Tsushima
631:Zhemchug
614:Tsushima
594:Tsushima
574:Tsushima
561:and the
539:Tsushima
468:Tsushima
461:Tsushima
443:Tsushima
431:Tsushima
419:Tsushima
407:Tsushima
329:Tsushima
277:Armament
252:20
116:Stricken
100:Launched
68:Tsushima
35:Tsushima
1307:Niitaka
1293:Niitaka
1033:Mauch,
861:in the
823:Niitaka
808:Niitaka
740:Chikuma
726:U-boats
668:coast.
579:Chitose
529:In 1905
509:class.
505:of the
495:Niitaka
387:Niitaka
362:Niitaka
351:of the
349:cruiser
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272:287–320
151:cruiser
146:Niitaka
82:Builder
74:Ordered
43:History
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625:Aurora
437:Design
346:-class
341:was a
238:screws
173:Length
160:3,366
148:-class
131:, 1944
1339:Otowa
1332:class
935:Notes
889:'
803:Otowa
798:Sepoy
774:Hizen
768:Asama
762:Izumo
752:Ikoma
694:Timor
666:China
606:Novik
602:Novik
598:Novik
585:Novik
375:Korea
305:Armor
288:10 Ă—
249:Speed
230:16 Ă—
192:Draft
1248:ISBN
1229:ISBN
1204:ISBN
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1075:ISBN
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953:ISBN
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810:and
765:and
749:and
720:and
714:Fiji
692:and
628:and
619:Oleg
576:and
507:Suma
493:The
457:Suma
448:Suma
423:keel
385:The
311:Deck
298:guns
294:4 Ă—
282:6 Ă—
262:km/h
236:2 Ă—
221:2 Ă—
184:Beam
124:Fate
119:1936
64:Name
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359:to
258:mph
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178:w/l
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