Career
Builder:	Great Britain
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Laid down:
Launched:
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Arrived in Japan:	January 1868
Decommissioned:	1894
Fate:	scrapped
General Characteristics
Displacement:	1269 tons
Length:
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Propulsion:	Steam engine, 300hp
Fuel:	Coal
Speed:	17 knots
Complement:
Armament:	6 guns

The Japanese warship Kasuga (JPN: 春日) was built in 1862 (or possibly 1863) in Great Britain under the name Kiangsu (after the area of Jiangsu in China). The Kiangsu was purchased by the Satsuma fief on November 3, 1867, for the amount of 160,000 ryō, whence she was renamed Kasuga. Japanese warship Kasuga (1862). ... Download high resolution version (900x600, 46 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jiangsu (Simplified Chinese: 江苏; Traditional Chinese: 江蘇; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chiang-su; Postal System Pinyin: Kiangsu) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. ... Satsuma is the name of a town in Japan, Satsuma, Kagoshima, the surrounding district, Satsuma District, Kagoshima, the former province, Satsuma Province, which is now the western half of Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, a revolt, the Satsuma Rebellion. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A Ryō (Japanese: 両) was a gold piece in pre-Meiji Japan. ...

Kasuga was a wooden boat with paddle wheels. She weighed 1269t, her engine had a power of 300 ihp, she did 17 knots and she had 6 guns. A paddle steamer, paddleboat, or paddlewheeler is a ship driven by one or more paddle wheels driven by a steam engine. ...

The ship entered Hyōgo harbour on January 1868, where it was blockaded by three ships of the navy of the Bakufu: Kaiyō, Banryō and the Shōkaku. Togo Heihachiro, future Admiral of the Fleet, joined the ship on January 3rd as a third-class officer and a gunner. Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県 Hyōgo-ken) is located in the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... For the James Clavell novel, see Shogun or for the TV Miniseries. ... Kaiyō Maru (Japanese: 開陽丸) was one of Japans first modern warships, powered by both sails and steam. ... 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. ...

The night of January 3rd, Kasuga escaped from Hyōgo harbour with two other ships. She was spotted by the Kaiyō, which chased her into the strait of Awa. The two ships exchanged fire at a distance of 1,200-2,500, without any actual hits. The exchange was named the Naval Battle of Awa and was the first naval battle in Japan between two modern fleets. Kasuga returned to Kagoshima after that exchange. Kagoshima (鹿児島市; -shi) the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwest tip of the Kyushu island of Japan. ...

Officers of the Kasuga, in August 1869. Third-class officer Togo Heihachiro is dressed in white, top right.

In March 1869, Kasuga participated in the expedition against the last Bakufu forces in Hokkaido, where they had formed the Republic of Ezo with the support of a few French military advisors such as Jules Brunet. Officers of the Japanese warship Haruhi. ... Officers of the Japanese warship Haruhi. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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. ... Hokkaido   listen? (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ... Enomoto Takeaki (front, right) and the leaders of his loyalist troops in Hokkaido, 1869. ... The French military mission before its departure to Japan. ...

Stationed in the northern bay of Miyako the expedition suffered a surprise attack by the Bakufu ship Kaiten. Kaiten attacked the state-of-the art ironclad ship Kotetsu, but she was repulsed by Gatling guns onboard the Kotetsu and cannon response by Kasuga. The encounter has been named the Naval Battle of Miyako. Miyako (宮古市; -shi) is a city located in Iwate, Japan. ... Ironclad warships, frequently shortened to just ironclads, were ships sheathed with thick iron plates for protection. ... Kotetsu (Japanese: 甲鉄, literally Ironclad) was the first ironclad warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... The Gatling gun was the first successful rapid-repeating fire arm. ...

After these events Kasuga participated in the Naval Battle of Hakodate in May 1869, until the surrender of the last forces of the Bakufu. The Battle of Hakodate was fought from 4-10 May 1869, at the beginning of the Meiji Restoration, in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, between the remnants of the Shoguns navy, consolidated into the armed forces of the rebel Ezo Republic, and the newly formed Imperial Japanese Navy. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the James Clavell novel, see Shogun or for the TV Miniseries. ...

In April 1870, the ship was transferred from the Satsuma fief to the newly formed Meiji Imperial government. See: Meiji Restoration, the revolution that ushered in the Meiji Era Meiji Era - the period in Japanese history when the Meiji Emperor reigned Emperor Meiji of Japan - Mutsuhito, the Meiji Emperor, who reigned during Meiji Era Meiji University - University in Tokyo. ...

She was demobilized in 1894 and then assigned to the mine-laying group in Tsushima. 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Tsushima is a name related to Japan. ...

She was scrapped in 1902. 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...