The Japanese cruiser Azuma in 1905
Career
Built:	Fr de la Loire, France
Ordered:	1896 Fiscal Year
Laid down	March 1898
Launched:	June 24 1899
Completed:	July 28 1900
Fate:	Scrapped February 15 1944
General Characteristics
Displacement:	9,307 tons
Length:	131.5 meters at waterline
Beam:	20.94 meters
Draught:	7.21 meters
Propulsion:	2-shaft, 24 boilers; 17,000 HP
Speed:	20 knots
Fuel:	1275 tons coal
Complement:	650
Armament:	4 × 203 mm guns 12 × 152 mm guns 12 x 12 pdr guns 12 x 57 mm guns 5 × 450 mm torpedos
Armor:	88-170 mm main belt armor; 125 mm upper belt 62 mm deck armor 150 mm barbette, turret, casement

The IJN Azuma (東) was an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed and built in France. It should not be confused with the earlier ex-Confederate ironclad ram, also named Azuma, or with the transport vessel Azuma-maru of the Pacific War. The name Azuma is an ancient name for Japan in general, and the Kanto region of eastern Japan in particular. Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Japan. ... Some knots: 1. ... 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), 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... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (traditional) The Bonnie Blue Flag (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Government Republic President... 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. ... Combatants Republic of China U.S.A. (from 1941) U.K. (from 1941) Australia (1941) Netherlands (1941) New Zealand (1941) Canada (1941) U.S.S.R. (from 1945) Empire of Japan Commanders Chiang Kai-shek, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin (from 1945) Hideki Tojo The Pacific War was... Kanto can mean: The Kanto region of Japan. ...

Azuma served an important role in the Russo-Japanese War, and was commanded by Captain (later Admiral) Yashiro Rokuro against the Russian cruiser Varyag and the gunboat Koryeets in the Battle off Ulsan 09 February 1904 as well as the Battle of the Yellow Sea and the crucial Battle of Tsushima. 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. ... Varyag (Russian: for Varangian) may refer to: Varangian Russian cruiser Varyag: Russian protected cruiser commissioned in 1901. ... Combatants Japan Russia Commanders Vice Admiral Hikonojo Kamimura Rear Admiral Nikolai Essen Strength 4 armored cruisers, 2 protected cruisers 3 armored cruisers Casualties minimal casualties with 1 armored cruiser suffering slight damage heavy casualties and 1 cruiser destroyed with two cruisers suffering heavy damage The naval Battle off Ulsan, also... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of the Yellow Sea was the first main naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, being fought on August 10, 1904. ... 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...

Azuma was re-designated a 1st Class Coastal Defense Vessel on 01 September 1921. Very obsolete by the start of the Pacific War, it was scrapped in 1944.
September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... Combatants Republic of China U.S.A. (from 1941) U.K. (from 1941) Australia (1941) Netherlands (1941) New Zealand (1941) Canada (1941) U.S.S.R. (from 1945) Empire of Japan Commanders Chiang Kai-shek, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin (from 1945) Hideki Tojo The Pacific War was...

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