Japanese cruiser Tsugaru
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 The Russian cruiser Pallada, which later became the Japanese cruiser Tsugaru |
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| Career |  |
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| Built: | Admiralty Shipyard, Russia |
| Ordered: | 1895 Fiscal Year |
| Laid down | December 1895 |
| Launched: | 1902 |
| Completed: | |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1922 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6731 tons (normal), 6932 tons (max) |
| Length: | 126.0 meters at waterline |
| Beam: | 17.0 meters |
| Draught: | 6.4 meters |
| Propulsion: | 2-shaft reciprocating, ２４boilers; 11600 HP |
| Speed: | 20 knots |
| Fuel: | 1430 tons coal; Range: 3700 nm @ 10 knots |
| Complement: | 570 |
| Armament: |
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| Armor: | 50-62 mm deck armor; 150 mm conning tower |
The Tsugaru (津軽) was an protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, originally built for the Imperial Russian Navy as the Pallada, by the Admiralty Shipyard in Russia. It was sunk by Japanese artillery during the Siege of Port Arthur on 8 December 1904 during the Russo-Japanese War. The cruisers Aurora and Diana were its sister ships.
After the capture of Port Arthur by the Japanese, it was raised, repaired, and commissioned it into the Imperial Japanese Navy as the 2nd class cruiser Tsugaru on 22 August 1905. It was named after the Tsugaru Strait between Honshū and Hokkaido.
On 01 April 1920, the Tsugaru was re-classified as a minelayer. It was removed from the active list on 01 April 1922.
It should not be confused with the Pacific War era minelayer of the same name.
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