Japanese cruiser Yoshino

Japanese cruiser Yoshino

s. When commissioned, "Yoshino" was the largest ship in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and was also the fastest cruiser in the world.

ervice record

Soon after being placed into service, "Yoshino" was assigned to patrol duties off of the coast of Korea. On 25 July 1894, "Yoshino", 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 (coord|38|07|N|122|33|E) on 15 May 1904 with the loss of 319 lives. Only 19 of the crew managed to survive.

As a result of this accident, the Imperial Japanese Navy removed the rams from the bows of all its warships.

Other ships named Yoshino

The cruiser "Yoshino" should not be confused with the transport vessel "Yoshino-maru" of the Pacific War period.

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References

* Dull, Paul S. (1978) "A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy" ISBN 0-85059-295-X
* Evans, David. "Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941". US Naval Institute Press (1979). ISBN 0870211927
*Gardiner, Robert (editor) (2001) "Steam, Steel and Shellfire, The Steam Warship 1815-1905", ISBN 0-7858-1413-2
* Howarth, Stephen. "The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun: The Drama of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1895-1945". Atheneum; (1983) ISBN 0689114028
* Jane, Fred T. "The Imperial Japanese Navy". Thacker, Spink & Co (1904) ASIN: B00085LCZ4
* Jentsura, Hansgeorg. "Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945". Naval Institute Press (1976). ISBN 087021893X
* Schencking, J. Charles. "Making Waves: Politics, Propaganda, And The Emergence Of The Imperial Japanese Navy, 1868-1922". Stanford University Press (2005). ISBN 0804749779


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