NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Japanese cruiser Suma

The IJN Suma (須磨防護巡洋艦 Suma bōgōjunyōkan^?) was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed and built by the Yokosuka Arsenal in Japan. It was the lead ship in the Suma class, and its sister ship was the IJN Akashi. The name Suma comes from a geographic location near Kobe, in Hyogo prefecture. Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Japan. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (69th in leap years). ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... A knot is a unit of speed abbreviated kt or kn. ... A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of length. ... An early Maxim gun in operation with the Royal Navy The Maxim gun was the first self-acting machine gun. ... The torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled explosive projectile weapon, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater toward a target, and designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ... A schematic section of a protected cruiser illustrating the protection scheme. ... The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (: å¤§æ—¥æœ¬å¸åœ‹æµ·è» Shinjitai: å¤§æ—¥æœ¬å¸å›½æµ·è» or æ—¥æœ¬æµ·è» Nippon Kaigun), officially Navy of Empire of Greater Japan, also known as the Japanese Navy or Combined Fleet was the Navy of Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japans constitutional renunciation of the use of force... The lead ship is the first of a series or class of ships all constructed according to the same general design. ... A sister ship is a ship of the same class as, or of virtually identical design to, another ship. ... The IJN Akashi ) was a Suma class protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Suma-ku (é ˆç£¨åŒº; Suma-ku) is one of 9 wards of Kobe City in Japan. ... Kobe ) is the capital city of HyÅgo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1. ... HyÅgo Prefecture (å…µåº«çœŒ HyÅgo-ken) is located in the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ...

Background

The Suma was designed and built in Yokosuka, as part of the Imperial Japanese Navy program to end its dependence on foreign powers for modern warships. While more lightly armed and armored than many of its contemporaries, its small size and relatively simple design facilitated its construction and its relatively high speed made it useful for many military operations. A view of Yokosuka from Verny Park. ...

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Completed too late for service in the First Sino-Japanese War, the first overseas deployment of the Suma was to Manila in the Philippines during the Philippine-American War, where it helped safeguard the interests and citizens of Japan during the uprising. Combatants Qing Empire (China) Empire of Japan Commanders Li Hongzhang Yamagata Aritomo Strength 630,000 men Beiyang Army, Beiyang Fleet 240,000 men Imperial Japanese Army, Imperial Japanese Navy Casualties 35,000 dead or wounded 13,823 dead, 3,973 wounded The First Sino-Japanese War (Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin... Nickname: Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Manila Coordinates: 14Â°35 N 121Â° E Country Philippines Region National Capital Region Districts 1st to 6th districts of Manila Barangays 897 Incorporated (city) June 10, 1574 Government - Mayor Jose L. Atienza, Jr. ... Combatants United States Philippines Commanders William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt Emilio Aguinaldo Strength 126,000 soldiers 80,000 soldiers Casualties 4,324 U.S. soldiers dead, 3,000 wounded 2,000 killed, dead, or wounded suffered by the Philippine Constabulary 16,000 soldiers killed est. ...

From June-July 1900, Admiral Shimamura Hayao commanded the Suma and marines during the Japanese occupation of Tianjin during the Boxer Rebellion. Hayao Shimamura ) (21 September 1858â€“ 8 January 1923) was a Japanese admiral during the First Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars as well as one of the first prominent staff officers and naval strategists of the early Imperial Japanese Navy. ... (Chinese: ; pinyin: TiÄnjÄ«n; Postal map spelling: Tientsin) is one of the four municipalities of the Peoples Republic of China. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...

During the Russo-Japanese War the Suma played an active role, primarily in the blockade of Port Arthur, and in patrol of the sea lanes between Taiwan and China from its base at Makung in the Pescadores Islands. It was in the Japanese 3rd Fleet during the Battle of Tsushima, and later participated in the operation to seize Sakhalin from Russia. Combatants Russian Empire Montenegro Empire of Japan Commanders Emperor Nicholas II Aleksey Kuropatkin Stepan Makarovâ€ Emperor Meiji Oyama Iwao Heihachiro Togo Greater Manchuria, Russian (outer) Manchuria is region to upper right in lighter Red; Liaodong Peninsula is the wedge extending into the Yellow Sea Georges Ferdinand Bigot, Japan fights against... 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. ... Makung (馬公 Pinyin: Mǎgōng) is the county seat of Penghu, in Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ... The Pescadores Islands (Traditional Chinese: æ¾Žæ¹–ç¾¤å³¶; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Peng-hu; Taiwanese POJ: PhÃªâ¿-Ã´Â·-kÅan, from Portuguese, fishermen, pron. ... Combatants Empire of Japan Russian Empire Commanders Heihachiro Togo Zinovi Rozhdestvenski # Nikolai Nebogatov Strength 4 battleships 27 cruisers destroyers and auxiliary vessels 8 battleships 3 coastal battleships 8 cruisers Casualties 117 dead 583 injured 3 torpedo boats sunk 4,380 dead 5,917 captured 21 ships sunk 7 captured 6... Sakhalin (Russian: , IPA: ; Japanese: æ¨ºå¤ª ) or ã‚µãƒãƒªãƒ³ )); Chinese: åº«é ; also Saghalien, is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45Â°50 and 54Â°24 N. It is part of Russia and is its largest island, administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast. ...

In World War I, the Suma was initially relocated to Manila, and assigned to patrol the sea lanes from Borneo to the Malacca Straits. It was later based in Singapore, and re-assigned to provide coastal defense to Australia and New Zealand, as part of Japan’s contribution to the Allied war effort under the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Kalimantan. ... ... The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance was signed in London on January 30, 1902 by Lord Lansdowne (British foreign secretary) and Hayashi Tadasu (Japanese minister in London). ...

After the war, the Suma was re-designated as a 2nd-class Coastal Defense Vessel from 1 September 1921. The Suma was removed from the active list on 4 April 1923. Deemed obsolete, it was broken up for scrap in 1928. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ...

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Categories: Suma class cruisers | Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy | World War I naval ships of Japan | Cruisers of Japan This is the list of ships of Japans medieval Navy, the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. ... The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (: å¤§æ—¥æœ¬å¸åœ‹æµ·è» Shinjitai: å¤§æ—¥æœ¬å¸å›½æµ·è» or æ—¥æœ¬æµ·è» Nippon Kaigun), officially Navy of Empire of Greater Japan, also known as the Japanese Navy or Combined Fleet was the Navy of Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japans constitutional renunciation of the use of force... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Japan. ... Wikipedia does not yet 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 Japans medieval Navy, the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. ... This is the list of aircrafts of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service and the Japan Self-Defense Forces, including ones in the past and ones in the present time. ... This is a list of the weapons of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...

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