Career
Ordered:	FY1903 to Ansaldo Yards, Genoa,Italy
Laid down:	March 10 1902
Launched:	October 22 1902
Commissioned:	January 7 1904
Fate:	Sunk July 18 1945
Struck:	November 30 1945
General Characteristics
Displacement:	7,698 tons
Length:	357 feet at waterline (108.8m), 366 feet 6 inches overall (111.73m)
Beam:	61 feet 6 inches (18.9m)
Draught:	24 feet (7.32m)
Propulsion:	Two Shaft Reciprocating Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE) Engines; 13,500 shp
Speed:	20 knots
Range:
Complement:	600
Armament:	one 10-Inch (forward); two 8-Inch (aft); fourteen 6-Inch; ten 3-Inch; six 3 pounder; 2 Maxim machine guns; four 18-Inch torpedo tubes (above water)
Armor:	belt 70-150 mm, deck 25-38 mm, barbette 100-150 mm, casemate 150 mm, conning tower 150 mm

IJN Kasuga (春日) was the lead ship of Kasuga-class armored cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed and built by Ansaldo in Italy, where the type was known as the Garibaldi-class. It was named after a holy mountain in Nara prefecture. Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Japan. ... The Ansaldo was an Italian automobile manufactured by an armaments concern from 1921 to 1931. ... Country Italy Region Liguria Province Genoa (GE) Mayor Giuseppe Pericu (since May 30, 2002) Elevation 20 m Area 243 km² Population  - Total (as of April 30, 2005) 611,476  - Density 2,571/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Genovesi Dialing code 010 Postal code 16100 Patron St. ... A modern torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ... Armored cruiser General-Admiral (1873) Armored cruiser USS Brooklyn (1898) Armored cruiser HMS Good Hope (1901) Armored cruiser SMS Blücher (1908) The armored cruiser was a naval cruiser protected by armor on its sides as well as on the decks and gun positions. ... The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍 or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun) or sometimes referred to as the Combined Fleet was the Navy of Empire of Japan (Dai Nippon Teikoku) from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japans constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling... The Ansaldo was an Italian automobile manufactured by an armaments concern from 1921 to 1931. ... Nara Prefecture (奈良県; Nara-ken) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu Island, Japan. ...

Designed as a cross between a battleship and a cruiser, but with a very small displacement, it had the ability to stand in the battle line and the speed to avoid action with battleships. Its armor was only 6-inches thick but covered a far greater percentage of the hull than previous armored cruiser designs. HMS Victory in 1884. ... USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1992. ... British and Danish ships in line of battle at the Battle of Copenhagen (1801). ...

Kasuga had a sister ship, the 'Nisshin'. Amoured cruiser Nisshin Nisshin (Jp:日進) was an amoured cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...

History

The Kasuga was the second to last of the Garibali-class armored cruisers to be built. Ordered by the Italian Navy as the Mitra in the spring of 1902, it was sold immediately after launch to the Argentine Navy, who renamed it the Rivadavia. However, the prospects for war between Argentina and Chile diminshed before the ship was completed on January 7 1904, making it surplus. The Japanese quickly purchased it due to increasing tension with Russia. Pre-unitarian navies of the Italian states Regia Marina - Royal Navy of the Kingdom of Italy (1861 - 1946) Marina Militare - Navy of the Italian Republic (1946 - today) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Argentine Navy Jack The Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada de la República Argentina, ARA) is the navy of Argentina. ...

Completed on January 7 1904, the Kasuga was conveyed to Japan by Italian sailors using the voyage as a shakedown cruise.

At the start of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, the Imperial Japanese Navy had six modern battleships. This was slightly fewer than the number of Russian battleships at Port Arthur, but Japan had an edge in armored cruisers. The 10-inch (254mm) gun of Kasuga had sufficient elevation to make it one of the longest-ranged guns in the fleet. On May 15, 1904, in a major disaster for the Imperial Japanese Navy, two Japanese battleships (Yashima and Hatsuse) were lost to Russian mines. On the same day, after shelling Port Arthur, the Kashima collided with the protected cruiser Yoshino, which turned turtle and sank with the loss of 319 lives. The Kasuga herself was so badly damaged that she required a month’s refit in a dockyard. Insert non-formatted text here Combatants Imperial Russia Empire of Japan Strength 500,000 Soldiers 400,000 Soldiers Casualties 25,331 Killed 146,032 Wounded 47,387 Killed 173,425 Wounded Greater Manchuria, Russian (outer) Manchuria is region to upper right in lighter Red; Liaodong Peninsula is the wedge extending... Port Arthur is the name of some places: Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia Old Western name for Lushun, China Port Arthur, Texas, United States of America Port Arthur, Ontario, a city in Ontario, Canada, became part of Thunder Bay in 1970. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Japanese battleship Yashima (12,330 tons) was built for the Imperial Japanese Navy by Armstrong Whitworth at the Elswick Yard. ... The Japanese battleship Hatsuse (14,967 tons) was built by Armstrong Whitworth at the Elswick Yard. ... Protected cruiser armour scheme — a cross-section (armour in red) Protected cruisers were a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century. ... The Yoshino, 1892. ...

With a third of Japan's battleships thus depleted, the unprecedented decision was taken to use the cruisers Nisshin and Kasuga in the line of battle together with the remaining four first line battleships Mikasa, Asahi, Shikishima and Fuji during Battle of the Yellow Sea (August 10, 1904). Kasuga fired 33 ten-inch shells during the battle. British and Danish ships in line of battle at the Battle of Copenhagen (1801). ... Mikasa (三笠) is a pre-Dreadnought battleship, formerly of the Imperial Japanese Navy, launched in 1900. ... The Asahi was the second of the Shikishima-class of battleships. ... Shikishima (敷島) was the lead ship in the Shikishima-class of pre-dreadnought battleships in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and one of the six battleships (Fuji, Yashima, Hatsuse, Shikishima, Asahi, and Mikasa) that formed the main Japanese battle line in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. ... Constructed by the Thames Iron Works and Armstrong Whitworth the Fuji and Yamashima were constructed between 1894-1896 and were commissioned in 1897. ... The Battle of the Yellow Sea was the first main naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, being fought on August 10, 1904. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

At the subsequent Battle of Tsushima on May 26, 1905, Kasuga was 5th in the line of battle. At 14:15, Kasuga opened fire on the Oslayaba, the lead ship in the second column of the Russian fleet at a range of 7,000 yards, followed by the Imperator Aleksandr III then the Borodino . During the course of the battle, Kasuga fired 50 ten-inch shells and 103 eight-inch shells., and was hit by one 12-inch, one 6-inch and one unidentified of shell, none of which affected her efficiency. During the battle, the Mikasa and the Kasuga, as the lead ships in the column, were more heavily damaged. Combatants Japan Russia Commanders Heihachiro Togo Zinovi Rozhdestvenski Nikolai Nebogatov Strength 4 battleships, 27 cruisers, in addition to destroyers and auxiliary vessels 8 battleships, 3 coastal battleships, 8 cruisers Casualties 117 dead, 583 injured, 3 torpedo boats sunk 4380 dead, 5917 injured 21 ships sunk, 7 captured, 6 disarmed The... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... British and Danish ships in line of battle at the Battle of Copenhagen (1801). ...

During the 1920s, Kasuga was partially disarmed in compliance with the Washington Naval Treaty, and designated as a training ship. Kasuga almost managed to survive the Pacific War, but was sunk at her mooring at Yokosuka on July 18, 1945 during an air raid by American forces. The Washington Naval Treaty limited the naval armaments of its five signatories: the United States, the British Empire, the Empire of Japan, the French Third Republic, and Italy. ... US landings in the Pacific, 1942–1945 The Pacific War was the part of World War II that occurred in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, 1937 to 1945. ... Categories: Cities in Kanagawa Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

References

• Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905
• Delorme, Pierre, Les Grandes Batailles de l'Histoire, Port-Arthur 1904, Socomer Editions (French)
• Dull, Paul S. (1978) A Battle History of The Imperial Japanese Navy ISBN 0-85059-295-X
• Gardiner, Robert (editor) (2001) Steam, Steel and Shellfire, The Steam Warship 1815–1905, ISBN 0-7858-1413-2
• Tōgō Shrine and Tōgō Association (東郷神社・東郷会), Togo Heihachiro in images, illustrated Meiji Navy (図説東郷平八郎、目で見る明治の海軍), (Japanese)
• Kofman,V.L. Armored Cruiser Type Garibaldi, Morskaya Kollektsia 3-1995
• Blond Georges, Admiral Togo
• Campbell N.J.M., The Battle of Tsu-Shima

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