Izumo Class Cruisers - Japanese Cruiser Izumo, Izumo Class Cruiser, Japanese Cruiser Iwate (Paperback)


Chapters: Japanese Cruiser Izumo, Izumo Class Cruiser, Japanese Cruiser Iwate. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Izumo ) was an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Although very similar to the Asama-class cruisers Asama and Tokiwa, its differences are significant enough to classify it as the lead ship in the separate Izumo-class, which also included its sister ship, the Iwate. The Izumo was named after Izumo Province, an ancient province of Japan (corresponding to present-day Shimane Prefecture). The Izumo was one of six armored cruisers ordered to overseas shipyards after the First Sino-Japanese War as part of the "Six-Six Program" (six battleships-six cruisers) intended to be the backbone of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was built in Elswick, in the United Kingdom by Armstrong Whitworth. The Izumo served an important role in the Russo-Japanese War, where it was the flagship of the 2nd Fleet under Admiral Kamimura Hikonoj. It patrolled from the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin to the Tsushima Strait, in pursuit of the Imperial Russian Navy's Vladivostok squadron, which had been raiding Japanese shipping, and threatened the logistics link between the Japan home islands and the Japanese armies in Manchuria. The Izumo participated in Battle off Ulsan on 14 August 1904, and also the crucial Battle of Tsushima on 26 May 1905. On 22 May 1909, under command of Captain Takeshita Isamu, the Izumo departed Sasebo for the United States to participate in the 140th anniversary celebrations of the founding of San Francisco. It made port calls in Hawaii, Monterrey, Santa Barbara, and San Diego on the way. In World War I, the Izumo was used extensively for overseas patrol. Its relatively large size made it suitable for long-term overseas service, and it ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=379913

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Chapters: Japanese Cruiser Izumo, Izumo Class Cruiser, Japanese Cruiser Iwate. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Izumo ) was an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Although very similar to the Asama-class cruisers Asama and Tokiwa, its differences are significant enough to classify it as the lead ship in the separate Izumo-class, which also included its sister ship, the Iwate. The Izumo was named after Izumo Province, an ancient province of Japan (corresponding to present-day Shimane Prefecture). The Izumo was one of six armored cruisers ordered to overseas shipyards after the First Sino-Japanese War as part of the "Six-Six Program" (six battleships-six cruisers) intended to be the backbone of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was built in Elswick, in the United Kingdom by Armstrong Whitworth. The Izumo served an important role in the Russo-Japanese War, where it was the flagship of the 2nd Fleet under Admiral Kamimura Hikonoj. It patrolled from the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin to the Tsushima Strait, in pursuit of the Imperial Russian Navy's Vladivostok squadron, which had been raiding Japanese shipping, and threatened the logistics link between the Japan home islands and the Japanese armies in Manchuria. The Izumo participated in Battle off Ulsan on 14 August 1904, and also the crucial Battle of Tsushima on 26 May 1905. On 22 May 1909, under command of Captain Takeshita Isamu, the Izumo departed Sasebo for the United States to participate in the 140th anniversary celebrations of the founding of San Francisco. It made port calls in Hawaii, Monterrey, Santa Barbara, and San Diego on the way. In World War I, the Izumo was used extensively for overseas patrol. Its relatively large size made it suitable for long-term overseas service, and it ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=379913

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September 2010

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22

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978-1-158-40645-6

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