Japanese cruiser Yoshino
 Yoshino in 1893
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| History | |
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 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Yoshino |
| Ordered | 1891 Fiscal Year |
| Builder | Armstrong Whitworth, United Kingdom |
| Yard number | 596 |
| Laid down | February 1892 |
| Launched | 20 December 1892 |
| Completed | 30 September 1893 |
| Fate | Sunk after collision, 15 May 1904 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 4,150 long tons (4,217 t) |
| Length | 109.72 m (360 ft 0 in) w/l |
| Beam | 14.17 m (46 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 5.18 m (17 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion | 2-shaft VTE reciprocating engines, 12 boilers, 15,000 hp (11,000 kW), 1000 tons coal |
| Speed | 23 knots (26 mph; 43 km/h) |
| Range | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) |
| Complement | 360 |
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Yoshino (吉野) was a
Background
Yoshino was an improved design of the
Design
Yoshino was a typical Elswick cruiser design, with a steel housing, divided into waterproof compartments, a low
The
Service record
Yoshino was laid down in February 1892, launched on 20 December 1892 and completed on 30 September 1893. Soon after being placed into service, Yoshino was assigned to patrol duties off of the coast of Korea due to increasing tension between the Empire of Japan and the Empire of China.
First Sino-Japanese War
On 25 July 1894, Yoshino,
After the formal declaration of hostilities, Yoshino continued to participate in the
Later, Yoshino was among the Japanese fleet units that took part in the invasion of Taiwan, and bombarded Cihou Fort, part of the coastal defences of Kaohsiung on 13 October 1895. Future admiral Yashiro Rokurō served on Yoshino during this campaign as a lieutenant.
Russo-Japanese War
With the start of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, Yoshino participated in the naval Battle of Port Arthur. However, soon after the start of the war, Yoshino collided with the Japanese armored cruiser Kasuga in dense fog. Kasuga's ram hit Yoshino's port side, and penetrated to the engine room; Yoshino turned turtle and sank in the Yellow Sea at (38°07′N 122°33′E / 38.117°N 122.550°E) on 15 May 1904 with the loss of 319 lives. Only 19 of the crew managed to survive.[6]
As a result of this accident, the Imperial Japanese Navy removed the rams from the
Notes
- ^ Brooke, Warships for Export pages 58–60
- ^ Evans, Kaigun, p. 34.
- ^ a b Elleman, Modern Chinese Warfare, p. 102.
- ^ Chesneau, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905, pp. 226–227.
- ^ a b Paine, The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895: Perception, Power, and Primacy pages 133–134
- ^ Howarth, The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun
- ^ Jentsura, Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy;
References
- Brooke, Peter (1999). Warships for Export: Armstrong Warships 1867-1927. Gravesend: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-89-4.
- Chesneau, Roger (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
- Elleman, Bruce A (2001). Modern Chinese Warfare, 1795-1989. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-21473-4.
- Evans, David C.; ISBN 0-87021-192-7.
- Howarth, Stephen (1983). The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun: The Drama of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1895-1945. Atheneum. ISBN 0-689-11402-8.
- Jentschura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.
- Paine, S.C.M. (2003). The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895: Perception, Power, and Primacy. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-61745-6.
- Roberts, John (ed). (1983). 'Warships of the world from 1860 to 1905 - Volume 2: United States, Japan and Russia. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz. ISBN 3-7637-5403-2.
- Schencking, J. Charles (2005). Making Waves: Politics, Propaganda, And The Emergence Of The Imperial Japanese Navy, 1868-1922. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-4977-9.
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