The Hiei was an 1878 armored corvette of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was designed by Edward Reed and built in Great Britain. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Hiei. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Hiei. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sir Edward James Reed (1830-1906) was the Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy from 1863 until 1870. ...
She was delivered to Japan by a British crew, with the future admiral Togo Heihachiro onboard, who had just completed 6 years of study in Great Britain. Admiral Togo at the age of 58, at the time of the Russo-Japanese War TÅgÅ HeihachirÅ (æ±éƒ· 平八郎 TÅgÅ HeihachirÅ, January 27, 1848 - 30 May 1934) was a Japanese admiral and one of Japans greatest naval heroes. ...
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She was upgraded to a battleship rating in the 1930s and served in several major naval operations during World War II before being sunk by enemy action in 1944.
In response, the Japanese Diet passed the 1911 Naval Emergency Expansion bill, funding the design and construction of one battleship and four armored cruisers.
The battleship was preceded by the 1877Japanesecorvette Kong-.
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