Japanese cruiser Tsugaru

, it was one of the most modern cruisers in the Russian navy when assigned to the Russian Far East squadron based at Port Arthur, Manchuria.

With the start of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, the "Pallada" was trapped at Port Arthur, and subsequently sunk by Japanese artillery during the Siege of Port Arthur on 8 December 1904.

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After the capture of Port Arthur by the Japanese, the wreck of the "Pallada" was raised, repaired, and commissioned it into the Imperial Japanese Navy as the 2nd class cruiser "Tsugaru" on 22 August 1908. Its new name came from the Tsugaru Strait between Honshū and Hokkaidō.

After commissioning into the Japanese navy, the "Tsugaru" was used almost exclusively for training duties, especially for mechanical systems training, and it never left Japanese home waters.

On 1 April 1920, the "Tsugaru" was re-classified as a minelayer. It was removed from the active list on 1 April 1922, and scuttled with explosive charges offshore from Yokosuka on 27 May 1924.

The cruiser "Tsugaru" should not be confused with the Pacific War era minelayer of the same name.

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