Career
Ordered:	FY1903
Laid down:	May 1902
Launched:	February 09 1903
Commissioned:	January 7 1904
Fate:	Scuttled 1936
Struck:	January 18 1942
General Characteristics (initial – final)
Displacement:	7,698 tons
Length:	357 feet waterline (108.8 m), 366 feet 6 inches overall (111.73m)
Beam:	61 feet 6 inches (18.9 m)
Draft:	24 feet (7.32m)
Propulsion:	Two Shaft Reciprocating Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE) Engines; 13,500 shp
Speed:	20 knots
Range:
Complement:	600
Armament:	4 × 20 cm gun, 14 × 15.2 cm gun (1×14), 10 × 8 cm gun (1×10), 6 × 47 mm gun, 2 × Maxim machine guns, 4 × 45 cm Torpedo tubes
Aircraft:	0

Nisshin (Jp:日進), also transliterated as Nissin, was a Kasuga-class armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy designed and built by Ansaldo in Italy, where the type was known as the Garibaldi class. 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 belt was only 6 inches thick but covered a far greater percentage of the hull than previous armored cruiser designs. Image File history File links CruiserNisshin. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Japan. ... Torpedo tubes of the French SNLE Redoutable A torpedo tube is a device for launching torpedoes in a horizontal direction. ... The Kasuga-class cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy was based on the Garibaldi-class armored cruiser developed by the Italian firm of Ansaldo. ... 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. ... HMS Victory in 1884 Battleship was the name given to the most powerfully gun-armed and most heavily armored classes of warships built between the 15th and 20th centuries. ... 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). ...

The Nisshin had a sister ship, the Kasuga. 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. ...

History

The Nisshin was the last of the Garibaldi-class armored cruisers to be built. Ordered by the Italian Navy as the Roca, in the spring of 1902, it was sold immediately after launch to the Argentine Navy, who renamed it the Mariano Moreno. However, the possibility of war between Argentina and Chile abated 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. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Completed in January 1904, she was convoyed to Japan by British sailors under Royal Navy escort, so that she could arrive in Japan safely (the Russian Navy was shadowing her with the intention of sinking her as soon as the conflict started). The British sailors were welcomed as heroes in Japan, and the British captain had the honor of an interview with the Meiji emperor. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Russian Navy Jack Russian Navy Ensign The Naval Cathedral in St Petersburg is the main church of the Russian Navy. ... Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito) Mutsuhito (睦仁), the Meiji Emperor (明治天皇, literally Enlightened Rule Emperor) (3 November 1852–30 July 1912) was the 122nd Emperor of Japan. ...

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. On May 15, 1904. in a major disaster for the Imperial Japanese Navy, two Japanese battleships were lost to Russian mines, and the Kasuga accidentally rammed and sunk the cruiser Yoshino in a fog bank. Combatants Imperial Russia Empire of Japan Commanders N/A N/A Strength 500,000 Soldiers 400,000 Soldiers Casualties 134,817+ KIA/POW, 170,000 MIA etc. ... Location within China Lüshun city or Lüshunkou or (literally) Lüshun Port (Simplified Chinese: 旅顺口; Traditional Chinese: 旅順口; Pinyin: , formerly in historic references both Port Arthur and Ryojun, is a town in the southernmost administrative district of Dalian of the Peoples Republic of China. ... 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 Yoshino, 1892. ...

With a third of Japan’s battleships thus depleted, the unprecedented decision was taken to use the Nisshin and Kasuga in the line of battle during Battle of the Yellow Sea (August 10, 1904). The Nisshin received significant damage but stayed in the fight. British and Danish ships in line of battle at the Battle of Copenhagen (1801). ... 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, Nisshin, as flagship of Vice-Admiral Misu Sotaru (second in command after Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō), was 6th and last in the line of battle, following the Kasuga. At 14:15, Nisshin opened fire on the Oslayaba, the lead ship in the second column of the Russian fleet at a range of 7,000 yards. At 14:40 Nisshin received her first hit as a Russian 12-inch shell cut her right 8-inch gun of the forward turret in half. Between 14:57 and 15:05, the Japanese fleet reversed course to block Russian northward movement, which put the Nisshin as first ship in the battle line. At 15:00, a Russian 12-inch shell punched through the armor belt of Nisshin one foot below the waterline and flooded a coal bunker. Another 12-inch shell hit the belt about three feet above the waterline but did not penetrate. At 15:06 the Russian cruiser Jemtchug charged the Japanese line for a torpedo attack but was driven off by fire from Nisshin, Kasuga and Iwate at 3300 yards. 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). ... Admiral Togo at the age of 55, shortly before the Russo-Japanese War Fleet Admiral Count Tōgō Heihachirō (東郷 平八郎 Tōgō Heihachirō OM, January 27, 1848 - 30 May 1934) was a Japanese Admiral and one of Japans greatest naval heroes. ... British and Danish ships in line of battle at the Battle of Copenhagen (1801). ... 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. ...

At 15:30, the Japanese line again reversed course, placing Nisshin at the rear again. Another 12-inch hit was made on the Nisshin but without any significant damage. At 16:05, Nisshin was hit once more A 9-inch hit on the fore turret sent shell splinters into the conning tower, wounding Admiral Misu. By 17:07, the Japanese line was firing into the light of the setting sun and the Russian line had better visibility. Nisshin was hit again at 17:20 by another 12-inch shell, which cut the left 8-inch gun of the aft turret in half. She was now down to half her main armament. As daylight was dying, Nisshin was hit yet again at 19:00 by a 12-inch shell with her left 8-inch gun of the forward turret being cut in half. She now just had a single 8-inch gun operable, the right gun of the aft turret. After nightfall, the action of the main Japanese line concluded. Nisshin had expended 181 8-inch shells during the battle. Her rate of expenditure obviously decreased significantly as she lost first one, then two and finally three of her four 8-inch guns. Image File history File links HIJMS_Nisshin. ... Image File history File links HIJMS_Nisshin. ...

While serving on the Nisshin at the Battle of Tsushima, then ensign Yamamoto Isoroku lost two fingers on his left hand. Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku Yamamoto (山本 五十六 Yamamoto Isoroku) (April 4, 1884 - April 18, 1943) was the outstanding Japanese naval commander of World War II. Family background Yamamoto was born Isoroku Takano (高野 五十六 Takano Isoroku) in Nagaoka in Niigata. ...

Of the battle damage received by the Japanese, Nisshin received the second most hits after Mikasa. Mikasa received over 40 hits, of which ten were from 12-inch shells. Nisshin was hit 13 times, including six 12-inch and one 9-inch hits. Given the number of hits on the Nisshin and the fact that she stayed in line throughout the battle, it can certainly be said that she had validated the hopes of the designer, a cruiser able to stand in the line of battle. The performance of the Japanese armored cruisers during the Battle of Tsushima and that of Nisshin in particular was such that it led to a burst of construction of armored cruisers in the world's navies and the battlecruiser designs that were shortly to follow. Mikasa (三笠) is a pre-Dreadnought battleship, formerly of the Imperial Japanese Navy, launched in 1900. ... HMS Hood (left) and the battleship HMS Barham (right), in Malta, 1937. ...

Japanese armoured cruiser Nisshin in the Mediterranean (Malta, 1919).

From 1917, the Nisshin participated in World War I in the Mediterranean theater, where she led a group of eight Japanese destroyers based in Malta, in a mission to protect Allied shipping against German and Austrian submarine attacks. Image File history File linksMetadata NisshinMalta. ... Image File history File linksMetadata NisshinMalta. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants Allied Powers: France Italy Russia Serbia United Kingdom United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul von Hindenburg Reinhard... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... German UC-1 class World War I submarine A model of Gunter Priens Unterseeboot 47 (U-47), German WWII Type VII diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine Inside of the Argonaute, showing the typical obstructed, tiny space of a post-WWII diesel attack submarine. ...

During the 1920s, Nisshin was partially disarmed in accordance with the Washington Naval Treaty, and was used to transport Japanese soldiers to Siberia in 1922. She was then used as a training ship until decommissioned in 1935. In 1936, she was scuttled. 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. ... Siberian Federal District (dark red) and the broadest definition of Siberia (red) Udachnaya pipe Siberia (Russian: , Sibir; Tatar: ) is a vast region of Russia constituting almost all of Northern Asia. ...

In a strange footnote in history, the Nisshin was later raised, and towed as a target by the battleship Mutsu at the Kamegakubi Naval Proving Ground, Inland Sea, 15 miles SW of Kure. There, on January 18, 1942, it was sunk again by the Yamato with her new 18.1 inch shells. Mutsu (陸奥) named after Mutsu Province, was the Imperial Japanese Navys second Nagato class battleship, laid down at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on June 1, 1918, launched on May 31, 1920, and completed on October 24, 1921. ... View of Inland Sea Formally named the Seto Inland Sea (Japanese: 瀬戸内海, Seto Naikai), the Inland Sea is the body of water separating HonshÅ«, Shikoku, and KyÅ«shÅ«, three of the main islands of Japan. ... Kure can refer to: Kure, Hiroshima (呉), a city in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan Kure Atoll Kure Beach Kure, Turkey This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Yamato (大和), named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...

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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