| Fuji
Class Battleships Fuji and Yashima.
Displacement : 12,320t. Length
390ft. Beam 73ft Depth 8m. Armament : Four 12in (2 x 2),
Ten 6in (10 x 1), Twenty 3pdr (20 x 1), Four 2.5pdr (4 x 1), Five 18in TT.
Compliment 637.
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| Fuji |
1st August 1894 |
Scrapped in 1948 |
| Yashima |
22nd December 1894 |
Capsized 15th May 1904 after striking a mine
off Port Arthur |
| Fuji |
HJMS Fuji pictured 1904 - 1906
Launched 31st March 1896 completed 17th August 1897. built in the UK at
Thames Iorn works, Poplar. Took part in the Battle of Tsushima on the 27th
may 1905 and fired the last shell to sink the Borodino. In 1910 she became
a Coastal defence ship and under the terms of the 1922 -1923 Washington
treaty was stripped and used as a training ship
A
reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker
Archive. Order Code PAN125 |
| Yashima |
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Yashima, 1897.
A
large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced
from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright
holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25.
Order photograph here Order Code XMP5675
Original
republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here
to order. Order Code MP5675 |
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The Japanese Battleship Yashima |
The Yashima, Passing the Swing Bridge, Newcastle |
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The plaque from the Yashima, photo courtesy of Patrick Hill.
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Launch of the Japanese battleship Yashima from the Elswick Ship yard
1898
Original naval Magazine photograph of March 1898. Image size 8"
x 8" price £15. order V1B |
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Patrick Hill has supplied these pictures which he
believes show the original model for the Japanese battleship Yashima
housed at the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook. |
Another view of the model of Yasima, supplied by
another contributor. |
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