Japanese cruiser Takachiho
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 The cruiser Takachiho depicted in 1905 postcard |
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| Career |  |
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| Built: | Armstrong Whitworth, Great Britain |
| Ordered: | 1883 fiscal year |
| Laid down | March 27 1884 |
| Launched: | May 16 1885 |
| Completed: | December 1 1885 |
| Fate: | Lost in combat, October 17, 1914 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,650 tons |
| Length: | 91.4 meters |
| Beam: | 14 meters |
| Draught: | 6.1 meters |
| Propulsion: | 3-shaft, reciprocating; 7,000 HP |
| Speed: | 18.5 knots |
| Fuel: | Coal 350 tons, Range 9000 nm @ 13 knots |
| Complement: | 325 |
| Armament: |
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| Armor: | 50-75 mm deck; 37 mm guns shields; 37 mm conning tower |
Takachiho (高千穂) was a Naniwa-class protected cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy by the Armstrong Whitworth shipyard in Great Britain.
The Japanese naval architect Sasō Sachū based its design on that of the earlier Esmeralda-class (i.e. the IJN Izumi), and the British Elswick-class but with superior specifications. When completed, the Naniwa-class cruisers were considered the most advanced and most powerful in the world. The name Takechiho comes from a 1574 meter tall mountain in the volcanic Kirishima range between Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures in Japan. The Naniwa and the Takachiho together cost £546,980.
The Takachiho participated in the First Sino-Japanese War, including the Battle of Yalu River (1894).
The Takachiho was re-designated a 2nd-class cruiser on 21 March 1898.
During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, the Takachiho participated in the Battle of Chemulpo Bay, and was subsequently assigned to the Fourth Division of the Combined Fleet, where it participated in the Battle of Tsushima.
The Takachiho was re-designated a 2nd class Coastal Defence Ship on 28 August 1912 and was converted into a mine laying and mine recovery training vessel.
During World War I, the Takachiho was struck by a torpedo launched by a German S90 torpedo boat on 14 October 1914, during the Battle of Tsingtao, and went down with the loss of 271 men (including its captain Ito Sukeyasu) – the largest single loss for Japanese forces during the entire war.
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