Yodo-class cruiser
 Yodo
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Yodo class |
| Builders | |
| Operators |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Preceded by | Tone |
| Succeeded by | Chikuma class |
| Built | 1906–1908 |
| In commission | 1908–1940 |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 1,270 long tons (1,290 t)-1,372 long tons (1,394 t) |
| Length | 93.1 m (305 ft 5 in)-96.3 m (315 ft 11 in) o/a |
| Beam | 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Speed | 22 knots (25 mph; 41 km/h)-33 knots (38 mph; 61 km/h) |
| Range | 3,300 nmi (6,100 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) |
| Complement | 180 |
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The two Yodo-class dispatch ship (淀型通報艦, Yodo-gata tsūhōkan) were a class of small, high-speed,
Background
The Yodo-class cruisers were designed and built domestically in Japan, having been ordered as part of the 1904 Emergency Fleet Replenishment Program to recover from losses to the Japanese navy from the
Design
The design of the two Yodo-class cruisers differed noticeably. Not only was Mogami larger and heavier than Yodo, it also had a straight raked bow with three smokestacks, compared to Yodo which had a clipper bow and two smokestacks. Another significant difference between the two ships was their propulsion systems, while Yodo had a conventional two shaft, four cylinder
The Yodo class was armed with two
Ships in class
Two ships were budgeted for and completed under the 1904 Emergency Fleet Replenishment Program, one each from the
Yodo (淀)
Yodo was completed on 8 April 1908, at the
Yodo was demilitarized on 1 April 1940 and renamed Hulk #13. It remained moored to a pier at Iwakuni throughout World War II, and was finally broken up for scrap in 1945.[1]
Mogami (最上)
Mogami was completed on 16 September 1908, at the
Mogami was scrapped on 1 April 1928. Although Mogami was considered the more modern and advanced in design, with her higher speed and turbine engine, she was retired much earlier than her sister ship, Yodo, largely due to performance and maintenance issues with her engines.
Notes
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