Japanese cruiser Iwate
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 The Japanese cruiser Iwate in 1905 |
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| Career |  |
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| Built: | Armstrong Whitworth, Great Britain |
| Ordered: | 1897 Fiscal Year |
| Laid down | November 1898 |
| Launched: | March 29 1900 |
| Completed: | March 18 1901 |
| Fate: | Sunk by air attack July 26 1945 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 9,750 tons |
| Length: | 132.28 meters at waterline |
| Beam: | 20.94 meters |
| Draught: | 7.37 meters |
| Propulsion: | 2-shaft, 14,500 BHP |
| Speed: | 20.75 knots |
| Fuel: | 1412 tons |
| Complement: | 672 |
| Armament: |
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| Armor: | 88-175 mm main belt armor; 125 mm upper belt; 67 mm deck armor; 150 mm turret, casement |
The IJN Iwate (岩手) was an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Built in Great Britain, and served an important role in the Russo-Japanese War, including the crucial Battle of Tsushima. It was a sister ship of the Izumo. It was named after Iwate prefecture in northern Japan.
Iwate was re-designated a First-Class Coast Defense Vessel on 01 September 1921. It was sunk in an American air attack on Kure [34.14N, 132.30E], 26 July 1945, and later raised and scrapped in 1947.
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