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Readiness Fleet
The was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was the main combat fleet of the Japanese Navy and formed the core of a wartime Combined Fleet organization. It was created from the Standing Small-Fleet in 1889. It was split into the 1st Fleet and the 2nd Fleet in 1903. History On 24 July 1889 the Fleet Ordinance (Edict No. 100) was enacted as the first independent fleet-related decree of the Japanese Navy, and the fleet was to be composed of three or more warships. On 29 July 1889 the Standing Small-Fleet was reorganized into the Standing Fleet (commander-in-chief: Rear Admiral Inoue Yoshika). On 19 June 1894, in response to the deterioration of Japan-China relations, all fleet regulations were revised (Edict No. 71), and torpedo boats and transport vessels were attached to the fleet as specified by the Edict. The edict also stipulated that the staff should be enhanced and that ships could be dispatched outside the patrol areas. On 13 July a Guard Fleet consisting of n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ito Sukeyuki
Ito may refer to: Places * Ito Island, an island of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea * Ito Airport, an airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Ito District, Wakayama, a district located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan * Itō, Shizuoka People * Itō (surname), for people with the Japanese surname Itō * , Japanese voice actor * Princess Ito (died 861), Japanese imperial princess * Ito Giani (1941–2018), Italian sprinter * Ito (footballer, born 1975), full name Antonio Álvarez Pérez, Spanish footballer * Ito (footballer, born 1992), full name Jorge Delgado Fidalgo, Spanish footballer * Ito (footballer, born 1994), full name Mario Manuel de Oliveira, Angolan footballer * , Japanese fashion model and actress (born 1995), Japanese fashion model and actress *Ito Smith (born 1995), American football player * Ito Curata (1959–2020), Filipino fashion designer * Ito Morabito (born 1977), French designer * Ito Ogawa (born 1973), Japanese novelist, lyricist, and translator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Cruiser Chiyoda
was a cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which served in the First Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War and World War I. Background ''Chiyoda'' was ordered by the Meiji government as a replacement for the ill-fated , and paid for with insurance money received from the French government after that ship disappeared without a trace somewhere in the South China Sea en route to Japan. However, unwilling to use a French shipyard after the ''Unebi'' disaster, the Imperial Japanese Navy placed its order in 1889 to J & G Thomson of Glasgow, Scotland. Construction was supervised by Arai Yukan and by Ijuin Gorō and on 11 April 1891, ''Chiyoda'' arrived safely at Yokosuka. On 5 September 1892, command of ''Chiyoda'' was assigned to Captain (later Fleet Admiral) Prince Arisugawa Takehito. Design ''Chiyoda'' was a 'belted cruiser' based on a much scaled-down version of the Royal Navy's s. The hull was made of 84 watertight compartments, protected with Harvey armor.Jentsura, '' Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Torpedo Boat Kotaka
was a torpedo boat of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was ordered in 1885 from the shipbuilder Yarrows in London, Great Britain, where she was built in parts along Japanese specifications, and then assembled in Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan. She participated in the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905). She was decommissioned on 1 April 1908, to become a training ship. She was retired on 1 March 1916, but again reactivated in 1917, ending her career in January 1927. Design and construction An order for what became ''Kotaka'' was initially planned in 1881, but was delayed by funding issues which also affected completion of Japan's first torpedo boats (the 40 ton ''TB-1''-class), and a final order was not placed with the British shipbuilders Yarrows until 29 April 1885. When launched in 1887, ''Kotaka'', at 203 tons, was the largest torpedo boat in the world, and ''"was the forerunner of torpedo-boat destroyers that appeared a dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Corvette Amagi
was a screw sloop in the early Imperial Japanese Navy, and was the third vessel built by the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal after its acquisition by the Meiji government. When built, ''Amagi'' was the largest warship yet produced domestically in Japan. ''Amagi'' was named after the Mount Amagi, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Background ''Amagi'' was designed as a wooden-hulled three-masted bark-rigged sloop with a coal-fired triple expansion reciprocating steam engine driving a single screw. Made mostly of pine wood, the wooden beams and metal fittings came from the mountains of central Izu Peninsula, which also provided the ship with its name. She was laid down at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 9 September 1875 under the direction of Léonce Verny, a French naval engineer initially hired by the Tokugawa shogunate, who stayed on as a foreign advisor to the early Meiji government as chief administrator and constructor of the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal. She was launched on 13 March 1877 and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Gunboat Chōkai
was an iron-hulled, steam gunboat, serving in the early Imperial Japanese Navy. page 115 She was the second vessel to be completed in the four vessel , and was named after Mount Chōkai in between Yamagata and Akita Prefectures. Background ''Chōkai'' was an iron-hulled, two-masted gunboat with a horizontal double expansion reciprocating steam engine with two cylindrical boilers driving two screws.Chesneau, ''All the World’s Fighting Ships'', p. 236. She also had two masts for a schooner sail rig. ''Chōkai'' was laid down at the Ishikawajima-Hirano Shipyards in Tokyo on 1 January 1886 and launched on 20 August 1887. She was completed on 27 December 1888.Nishida, ''Ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy'' Operational history ''Chōkai'' was captained by Lieutenant Commander Kamimura Hikonojō from October 1893 to June 1894. ''Chōkai'' saw combat service in the First Sino-Japanese War under the command of Lieutenant Commander Tōgō Masamichi, patrolling between Korea, Dair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Gunboat Maya
was an iron-hulled, gunboat, steam gunboat, serving in the early Imperial Japanese Navy. page 115 She was the lead vessel in the four vessel , and was named after Mount Maya in Kobe. Background ''Maya'' was an iron-ribbed, iron-sheathed, two-masted gunboat with a horizontal double expansion reciprocating steam engine with two cylindrical boilers driving two screws.Chesneau, ''All the World’s Fighting Ships'', p. 236. She also had two masts for a schooner sail rig. ''Maya'' was Keel laying, laid down at the Onohama Shipyards in Kobe on 1 June 1885 and Ship naming and launching, launched on 18 August 1886. She was completed on 20 January 1888.Nishida, ''Ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy'' Operational history ''Maya'' saw combat service in the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Hashimoto Masaaki, patrolling between Korea, Dairen and escorting Japanese transports. On 21 March 1898, ''Maya'' was re-designated as a second-class gunboat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Gunboat Atago
was a composite hulled, steam gunboat, serving in the early Imperial Japanese Navy. page 115 She was the third vessel to be completed in the four vessel , and was named after Mount Atago in Kyoto. Background ''Atago'' was an iron-ribbed, iron-sheathed, two-masted gunboat with a horizontal double expansion reciprocating steam engine with two cylindrical boilers driving two screws.Chesneau, ''All the World’s Fighting Ships'', p. 236. She also had two masts for a schooner sail rig. ''Atago'' was laid down at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 17 July 1886 and launched on 18 June 1887. She was completed on 2 March 1889.Nishida, ''Ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy'' To distinguish her from her sister ships, she had a yellow belt painted on her hull. Operational history ''Atago'' saw combat service in the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Inoue Yoshitomo, patrolling between Korea, Dairen and escorting Japanese transports. During the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Gunboat Banjō
was a steam gunboat, serving in the early Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was named after a mountain in Shizuoka prefecture. Background ''Banjō'' was a three-masted wooden-hulled gunboat with a double-expansion reciprocating steam engine with four rectangular boilers driving one screw.Chesneau, ''All the World’s Fighting Ships'', p. 236. Her design was based on the basic outlines of the foreign-designed , but ''Banjō'' built in Japan at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal and was the fourth vessel to be completed at that shipyard. Her first captain was Lieutenant Commander Tsuboi Kōzō. Operational history ''Banjō'' saw combat service in the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, patrolling between Korea, Dairen and Weihaiwei in a reserve capacity in the IJN 2nd Fleet. On 21 March 1898, ''Banjō'' was re-designated as a second-class gunboat, and was used for coastal survey and patrol duties as well as a fisheries protection vessel. page 111 During the Russo-Japanese War, ''Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Cruiser Tsukushi
was an early unprotected cruiser, serving in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Navy. Its name is a traditional name for Kyūshū island. Its sister ships and were acquired by the Chinese Beiyang Fleet. Background The design for ''Tsukushi'' was advertised by its designer British naval architect Sir George Wightwick RendelRichard N.J. Wright: ''The Chinese Steam Navy, 1862–1945''. London: Chatham Publishing, 2001. . p.47 and ''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905'', p.411. Sources often credit erroneously Edward James Reed as her designer (e.g. ''Conway's...'' p.233). at the Armstrong shipyards at Newcastle upon Tyne in England as an example of a low-cost cruiser able to withstand larger Ironclad warships. In theory, the ship would rely on its small size and higher speed, along with a higher muzzle velocity main battery to attack larger, more cumbersome foes – very similar to the principles of Jeune Ecole, as promoted by French naval architect Émile Bertin. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Cruiser Yaeyama
was an unprotected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The name ''Yaeyama'' comes from the Yaeyama Islands, the southernmost of the three island groups making up current Okinawa prefecture. ''Yaeyama'' was used by the Imperial Japanese Navy primarily as an ''aviso'' (dispatch boat) for scouting, reconnaissance and delivery of high priority messages. Background ''Yaeyama'' was designed under the supervision of French military advisor Emile Bertin, and built in Japan by the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal. Her engine, a three-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine supplied a pair of six cylindrical boilers was imported from Hawthorn Leslie and Company in England. With a small displacement, powerful engines, and a speed, the heavily armed and lightly armored ''Yaeyama'' was an example of the ''Jeune Ecole'' philosophy of naval warfare advocated by Bertin.Roksund, ''The Jeune École: The Strategy of the Weak''; Due to its small size it is sometimes classified as a corvette or gunboat. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aviso
An ''aviso'' was originally a kind of dispatch boat or "advice boat", carrying orders before the development of effective remote communication. The term, derived from the Portuguese and Spanish word for "advice", "notice" or "warning", an ''aviso'', was later adopted by the French and Portuguese navies to classify their medium-sized warships designed for colonial service. The term continued to be used in the French Navy to classify the patrol frigates until 2012, when the remaining ships of the class were reclassified as offshore patrol ships. It is equivalent to the modern use of "sloop" in other countries. Description The ''Dictionnaire de la Marine Française 1788–1792'' (by Nicolas-Charles Romme) describes ''avisos'' as "small boats designed to carry orders or dispatches". This use became obsolete with the development of means of communicating detailed information at a distance. French ''avisos'' used during World War I and World War II had displacements of 300–7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Ironclad Hiei
was the second and last vessel of the corvettes built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the 1870s. They were built in the United Kingdom because the Japanese were unable to build ironclad warships in Japan. She became a training ship in 1887 and made training cruises to the Mediterranean and to countries on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. The ship returned to active duty during the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895 where she was damaged during the Battle of the Yalu River. ''Hiei'' also participated in the Battle of Weihaiwei and the invasion of Formosa in 1895. The ship resumed her training duties after the war, although she played a minor role in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. She was reclassified as a survey ship in 1906 and was sold for scrap in 1912. Design and description During the brief Japanese occupation of Taiwan in 1874, tensions heightened between China and Japan, and the possibility of war caused the Japanese government to realize that it nee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
