
Takasago at Portsmouth
Takasago (高砂) was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed and built by the Armstrong Whitworth shipyards in Elswick, in the United Kingdom. The name Takasago derives from a location in Hyōgo Prefecture, near Kobe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Takasago
History
- Service: Fought in the Russo-Japanese War.
- Fate: Sunk after striking a Russian naval mine near Port Arthur in December 1904
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