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	Japanese cruiser Naniwa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Naniwa later was in combat during the critical Battle of Yalu River (1894).
		The Naniwa was re-designated a 2nd-class cruiser on 21 March 1898.
		On 26 July 1910, the Naniwa ran aground on the coast of Urup, in the Kurile Islands, and sank [46.30N, 150.10E].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Naniwa (366 words)

	search.com - Imperial Japanese Navy
		The Imperial Japanese Navy took possession of the island and quelled opposition movements between March to October 1895, and the islands continued to be a Japanese colony until 1945.
		Japanese armoured cruiser Nisshin in the Mediterranean (Malta, 1919).
		The Japanese pilot corps at the beginning of the war were of high caliber as compared to their contemporaries around the world due to intense training practices and frontline experience in the Sino-Japanese War.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Imperial_Japanese_Navy (4896 words)

	The Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895
		Three Japanese cruisers, the Yoshino, Naniwa, and Akitsushima, which had since the 23d been cruising in the Korean waters, met at 7 A. m., the 25th, near the Phung-do Island, not far from Asan, the Chinese cruiser Tsi-yuen and gunboat Kwang-yi.
		The Kow-shing was ordered to follow the Japanese cruiser Naniwa to the main squadron, but the Chinese soldiers on board desired to return to Taku, and threatened to kill the English captain, Galsworthy, who advised them to surrender and himself wished to leave the vessel on a boat which the Japanese would send to him.
		The cruiser Chao-yung caught fire and sunk, the cruisers Yang-wei and Chih-yuen and the battleship King-yuen were sunk, and the cruiser Kwang-chia was stranded near Ta-lien-wan; the battleship Lai-yuen also caught fire and barely escaped to Port Arthur, while one of the two greatest battleships, Ting-yuen, was severely damaged.
	www.russojapanesewar.com /chino-war.html (7244 words)

	Heihachiro, Count Togo - LoveToKnow 1911
		HEIHACHIRO TOGO, Count (1847-), Japanese admiral, was born in Kagoshima.
		He studied naval science and navigation in England from 1871 to 1878, and first became a prominent figure when, in 1894, as captain of the cruiser " Naniwa," he sunk the Chinese troopship " Kowshing " en route for Korea, thus precipitating war with China.
		When the Russo-Japanese conflict broke out in 1904, he was appointed to the commandin-chief of the Japanese fleet, and under his direction various brilliant operations took place, culminating in the battle of the Sea of Japan when the Russian fleet was annihilated.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Heihachiro,_Count_Togo (129 words)

	Imperial Japanese Navy (Decipedia.com)
		The origins of the Imperial Japanese Navy trace back to early interactions with nations on the Asian continent, beginning in the early Feudal_Japan">medieval period and reaching a peak of activity during the 16th and 17th centuries at a time of cultural exchange with European powers during the Age of Discovery.
		During the Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-1598), a navy of about 700 ships and manned by 10,000 sailors was organized by Toyotomi Hideyoshi for the transportation and support of a land force of about 160,000.
		World War II The Imperial Japanese Navy in World War Two was administered by the Ministry of the Navy of Japan and controlled by the Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff at Imperial General Headquarters.
	www.decipedia.com /article/Imperial_Japanese_Navy (5313 words)

	ioficial
		Organizing of the Japanese strategy based on to obtain the initial superiority to force an armistice with the Americans, since did not believe in the Japanese total victory for the economic potential of the U.S.A. Promoted the assault on Pearl Harbor and Midway and all the Japanese naval strategy.
		Commanding of the Sixth Cruisers Division (Kako, Aoba, Furutaka, and Kinugasa), participated with Mikawa in the Battle of the Island of Savo.
		Killed to bard of the destroyer Niizuki in the combat of Kolombangara after sinking the Helena cruiser and to permit rest of the destroyers Japanese that avoided the ambush.
	candamo.iespana.es /japon/ioficial.htm (1073 words)

	Japanese battleship Yamashiro jerak.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Yamashiro (山城) was the Imperial Japanese Navy 's second Japanese battleship Fuso -class battleship, and was laid down at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on November 20, 1913, launched on November 3, 1915, and commissioned on March 31, 1917.
		She was the first Japanese vessel equipped with aircraft catapults.
		At the battle of Surigao Strait on October 25, 1944, she came under attack and was sunk by U.S. naval forces.
	www.jerak.org /en/Japanese+battleship+Yamashiro (136 words)

	Japanese military leaders, strategists and aces. What do you think? [Archive] - Japan Forum
		Japanese pilots invariably spoke in awe of his incredible exploits in the air.
		Of the five leading Japanese aces during the war--all of whom were friends--only Sakai remained at war's end, all the rest were dead.
		Japanese aircraft did not mount gun cameras, so the most reliable source of conformation was always absent.
	www.jref.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-15453.html (3141 words)

	ironcladpirate: Battle of Yalu Sino-Japanese War
		The Naniwa class mounted heavier main guns but were combined with the former ships as the fast or 'flying' squadron that could operate independently of the rest of the fleet.
		The flagship and two other French-built cruisers each had a single heavy gun--mounted to the front or to the rear depending on the ship--but were otherwise just protected cruisers, not battleships.
		These ships and many of the supporting cruisers could fire most oif their main guns straight ahead, and the Chinese used a formation that took advantage of this (some have compared it to the Austrian formation that opened the battle of Lissa, the previous ironclad fleet engagement).
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Agora/8088/YaluB.html (764 words)

	Fathom :: The Source for Online Learning
		When the Koreans did not comply, Japanese troops attacked the royal palace under the pretext of rescuing the king from his misguided advisers, and thus gained control of the capital and the government.
		On 25 July the Japanese cruiser Naniwa sank the British steamer Kowshing, which was carrying Chinese reinforcements to Korea, near P'ung Island in Asan Bay.
		The Japanese prints depict actual events of battles which were followed with intense interest by the Japanese and international communities.
	www.fathom.com /feature/122225 (2080 words)

	US Cruisers List: Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers
		Notes Protected Cruiser C- 3rd class cruiser Peace Cruiser C- 2nd class cruiser Protected and Peace cruisers were numbered in a single series until 1920, when the series was broken up and most survivors became CAs and PGs.
		Redesignated IX 30 June 1931 (to clear cruiser tonnage).
		Attempt to salvage cruiser failed, decommissioned 6 March 1917, hulk wrecked 18 Nov 1917, stricken 23 June 1919, sold 5 Aug 1919.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/cruisers/cruiser1.htm (1423 words)

	History of the Combined Fleet- Cruisers
		In this era, she was one of the most fast cruiser in the World.
		In 1892 was managed to Honolulu to protect the interest of the Japanese subjects before the invasion of the Hawaii by the Americans.
		She was launched in French Shipyards under Japanese Naval Program of 1882, but she never was commissioned because she was sank by a Steamship into Inner Sea, during her voyage from France to Japan.
	candamo.iespana.es /japon/iunihistcruceros.htm (732 words)

	Infoser Index
		Austro-Hungarian cruisers Kaiser Franz Josef I, l.1889, and Kaiser Karl VI, l.1898.
		Japanese aircraft attack on Broome airfields, Australia, 1942.
		Fates of Chinese cruisers Nan Ting and Nan Shuin, l.1880s.
	www.warship.org /infoser_index.htm (3141 words)

	Modelkrak 1/700 Akitsushima
		Laid down in 1890, launched in 1892 and commissioned in February 1894, Akitsushima was the last Japanese warship to be constructed of foreign steel.
		On 25 July 1894, three Japanese warships met two Chinese ships off the Chinese coast, although not at war, one of the Chinese ships – the Tsi-yuen – headed straight for the Japanese ships in what appeared to be a torpedo attack.
		The three IJN vessels, Yoshino, Akitsushima and Naniwa, opened fire – the first time Japanese warships had fired their guns in anger - shortly after, the Tsi-yuen hauled down her colours and appeared to surrender, but she then managed to escape into the fog and safety.
	internetmodeler.com /2000/august/first-looks/modelkrak_akitsushima.htm (538 words)

	Colin Kelly jerak.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Born in Madison, Florida, he was a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress pilot who flew bombing runs against the Imperial Japanese Navy in the first days after the Pearl Harbor attack.
		He is remembered as a war hero for sacrificing his own life to save his crew when his plane became the first American B-17 to be shot down in combat.
		On its return flight the bomber came under attack by Mitsubishi Zero, one of which was piloted by famed Japanese flying ace Saburo Sakai.
	www.jerak.org /en/Colin+Kelly (241 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		A Japanese navy was instantly created through the confiscation of the various polyglot ships acquired by the factions during the civil war.
		Naniwa, was in the cruiser van and engaged the smaller Chinese ships during the battle.
		Every Japanese hit, with clouds of brownish-fl gas and smoke, was visible from any deck – ‘it gave one in the first moment the impression that it had produced some catastrophe,’ said a Russian – but the Russians could not see their own hits.
	www.steelnavy.com /HasegawaMikasa.htm (7837 words)

	Japanese Cruisers
		Japanese Cruisers from the First World War to the Second World War.
		She was the first Japanese cruiser to have a clipper bow.
		The Tenryu class Ligth Cruisers, Tenryu and Tatsuta were designed along the same lines of the successful Royal navy Arethusa Class Cruisers.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /japanese_cruisers.htm (1412 words)

	The Sino-Japanese War/ Jiawu War - China History Forum, chinese history forum
		There are certain disadvantage of Bei Yang, Some of the Japanese ships newly bought in the 90s was faster, that was crucial and it could perfomed the surrounding tactic which it did.
		Second is the command of the Japanese ships, they are trained to fight individually,in small units, or all together, the Japanese fleet also could change their commander once the commander;s boat is shot.
		The Japanese ships were also much faster in maneuverable, but the heavy armor of the two Beiyang ships proved to be the better choice in navy battle despite the loss.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=1286&st=15 (1244 words)

	Category:Ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Imperial Japanese Navy ships include ships commissioned into Imperial Japanese Navy service.
		There are 8 subcategories shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages).
		Pages in category "Ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy"
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Ships_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy (87 words)

	World Aircraft Carriers List: Japanese Aircraft Carriers
		She mounted a cruiser's gun armament, partially in turrets and partially in casemates.
		The program originated as an "flight deck cruiser" designed to get around treaty restrictions, but the design became a full fleet carrier when the treaties were abrogated.
		Conversion was typical of the light carriers, but with a single hangar, one half the boilers removed for fuel storage, and a relatively large island.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/carriers/ijn_cv.htm (5450 words)

	The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 29, May 27, 1897, by Julia ...
		A Japanese syndicate has secured 300,000 acres in the Mexican State of Chiapas, on which a Japanese colony is to be established.
		She brings with her a special Japanese Commissioner, who will investigate the immigration matters, and claim from the Government of the Sandwich Islands the sum of $100,000 damages for preventing her citizens from landing.
		It is reported that the Naniwa has on board three of the emigrants who were refused admission, and that she will try and land them, for the purpose of making the Hawaiian Government prove in the courts its right to forbid their entry.
	ibiblio.org /pub/docs/books/gutenberg/1/5/6/0/15601/15601-h/15601-h.htm (8900 words)

	The Sea Angel had skirted the islands of the archipelago on Chaoshien (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		We dine in the Japanese army mess tents, sleep in their officers’ tents, and you and I shall have front row seats at the general staff and commanders’ conferences.
		The Japanese and the Manchus are constantly probing at one another along the banks, especially during darkness.
		For two days, the Japanese had rained an pulverizing cannon barrage from the south side of the Taedong, which was too wide and deep to be crossed in the face of an enemy determined to stop such an advance.
	www.kimsoft.com /2000/yobo24.htm (9323 words)

	ironcladpirate: Battle of Chemulpo Russo-Japanese War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Short summary: Japanese landings at Chemulpo, Korea (Inchon) were covered by six cruisers; a Russian cruiser and gunboat in the harbor attempted to run past them, but the largest Japanese ship (an armored cruiser, the Asama) was by itself a match for the two Russian ships.
		The Variag was a large American-built protected cruiser, while the Asama was one of multiple Japanese armored cruisers based on the Elswick O'Higgins type, most of them British-built.
		The Chiyoda was a small, weak armored cruiser and the Naniwa class were protected cruisers with heavy guns (these three ships were veterans of the Sino-Japanese war ten years before and fought at the battle of Yalu).
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Agora/8088/Chemulpo.html (172 words)

	FuriousRage.com :: Arnold Furious Archives
		As pointed out at the top Taka was the absolute business at this point in time, which is why the WWF felt the need to sign him to re-launch their cruiser division.
		Naniwa goes berserk at the opening bell with a load of strikes but gets cut down with one clothesline.
		Naniwa never really belonged outside of the comedy matches to be honest and Dragon was made to look a fool because of it.
	www.furiousrage.com /cgi-bin/furious.pl?article=Puro/NJPW+Skydiving+J (2978 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The cruisers of Imperial Russian were subdivided by size.
		There were 400 Japanese soldiers as a garrison for the Japanese legation and 12,000 of the 30,000 Japanese subjects in Korea resided there.
		reported that the Japanese fired three torpedoes at her and admitted to firing two shots at the Japanese, the first shots of the Russo-Japanese War.
	www.steelnavy.com /Box261Varyag.htm (2183 words)

	702-703 - TheMorganReport
		And the people had a great deal of apprehension from these Japanese, and finally the Japanese minister sent a vessel down to Hawaii to put a stop to these movements.
		Yes, the Naniwa, a Japanese cruiser, came in afterward.
		They made an effort to; but the Government declined to let them land—the Japanese and the English Governments—for the purpose of drilling; but they declined to allow them.
	morganreport.org /mediawiki/index.php?title=702-703 (635 words)

	China History Forum, chinese history forum > The Sino-Japanese War/ Jiawu War
		Oct 20 2004, 10:24 AM The Beiyang fleet almost beat the Japanese fleet in Yalu, the torpedo boat Fu Long shot the boat of the Japanese commander, but due to poor management the missile didn't explode and when right under the enemy ship.
		After the Jiawu War, Ding Yuan was sunk while Zheng Yuan was claimed as a prize where it served the Imperial Japanese navy for a while, before being scrapped and the anchor held in a Tokyo park to shame the Chinese.
		Apr 10 2006, 03:47 AM Japanese had a lot of propaganda drawing after their victory.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /lofiversion/index.php/t1286.html (2030 words)

	[No title]
		August, 1991: The mayor of Honolulu invites Japanese officials to a ceremony to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, but on the condition that they apologize for the war.
		July, 1995: Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama apologizes to the roughly 200,000 women who were put into brothels by Japanese forces to serve as sex slaves or "comfort women" and sets up a private "Asian Women¹s Fund" to deal with reparations.
		April 27, 1998: A Japanese court dismisses claims from Korean "comfort women" for an official apology and compensation, saying that even though the women had suffered greatly, the Japanese government was under no legal obligation to provide either an apology or compensation.
	www.upenn.edu /pnc/politicalapologies.html (7418 words)

	Ex-Chinese Japanese Prizes from the Sino-Japanese War
		was captured by the Naniwa and Yoshino off Asan, Gulf of Korea, on 25th July 1894 - possibly she became a Japanese auxiliary or reverted to mercantile use.
		They were the main units deployed against the Japanese in the Battle of the Yalu on 17th September 1894.
		Both vessels performed well and would have caused more damaged to the Japanese fleet had all their shells been filled with high explosive - it is reported that coal dust and even sawdust had been used to save money !
	www.fortunecity.com /olympia/ince/698/rurik/sino01.html (377 words)

	The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 29, by Various (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		A Japanese syndicate has secured 300,000 acres in the Mexican State of Chiapas, on which a Japanese colony is to be established. The land is to be divided into lots of 20 acres, one lot to be assigned to each family.
		The Mexicans are said to be quite pleased with the prospect of the Japanese settling among them. They need a great many laborers; these they find it very difficult to obtain, and they expect the new immigrants to be a great help to them.
		The Japanese insist that Hawaii has violated the treaty existing between Japan and the Sandwich Islands. The Honolulu lawyers have been studying the treaty, and insist that the immigrants had no legal right to land, and that the treaty has not been violated.
	www.sakoman.net /pg/html/15601.htm (6971 words)

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