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126: 25: 149: 414:-rigged sailing vessel, with an overall length of 36.4 meters. Of wooden construction, her hull was painted with red lacquer, and she was sheathed in copper to the waterline. Her armament consisted of ten muzzle-loading cannon (4 large, 6 small). Her sails had black bands, which was characteristic of Tokugawa naval vessels. 341:, an intense debate erupted within the Japanese government on how to handle the unprecedented threat to the nation's capital, and the only universal consensus was that steps be taken immediately to bolster Japan's coastal defenses. The law forbidding construction of large vessels was repealed, and many of the 319:
under a strict government monopoly. No foreigners were allowed to set foot in Japan, and no Japanese was permitted to travel abroad. In June 1635 a law was proclaimed prohibiting the construction of large, ocean-capable vessels. However, by the early nineteenth century, this policy of isolation was
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was already obsolete by the time of her completion, and although she handled well, she was no match as a warship for the steam-powered vessels of the western powers. She was used primarily as a troop transport by the Tokugawa Navy. During the
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on an official mission with two ships, including one warship armed with 72 cannons, asking for ports to be opened for trade, but his requests for a trade agreement were refused. Following this incident, a Western-style sloop,
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Since the beginning of the seventeenth century, the Tokugawa shogunate ruling Japan pursued a policy of
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increasingly under challenge. In 1846, an official American expedition led by Commodore
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took immediate steps to construct or purchase warships. These included the
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to build a new vessel. The project was headed by Nakajima and the local
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from outside influences. Foreign trade was maintained only with the
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Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977).
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Uraga shipyard
Barque
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frigate
Tokugawa shogunate
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Perry Expedition
foreign warships
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Nagasaki
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July 1853 visit
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