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The Hiei
The Hiei

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 Tōgō Heihachirō (東郷 平八郎 Tōgō Heihachirō, January 27, 1848 - 30 May 1934) was a Japanese admiral and one of Japans greatest naval heroes. ...




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Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Download high resolution version (900x600, 46 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Boshin War (1868-1869): Naval Battle of Hakodate (Imperial Navy victory over the remnants of the Shoguns Navy of the Republic of Ezo. ... This is the list of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Japan Self-Defence Forces, including ones in the past and ones in the present time. ... This is the list of aircrafts of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Japan Self-Defence Forces, including ones in the past and ones in the present time. ...


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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.
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