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Akitsushima in a 1905 postcard
History
Japanese cruiser AkitsushimaEmpire of Japan
NameAkitsushima
Ordered1889 Fiscal Year
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan
Laid downMarch 1890
Launched6 July 1892
Completed31 March 1894
ReclassifiedTraining ship, 30 April 1921
FateScrapped 10 January 1927
General characteristics
TypeProtected cruiser
Displacement3,100 long tons (3,150 t)
Length91.7 m (300 ft 10 in) w/l
Beam13.14 m (43 ft 1 in)
Draft5.32 m (17 ft 5 in)
PropulsionHorizontal triple expansion steam engines, 2 shafts, 6 boilers, 8,400 ihp (6,300 kW), 800 tons coal
Speed19 knots (22 mph; 35 km/h)
Complement330
Armament
  • 4 × QF 6 inch /40 naval guns
  • 6 × QF 4.7-inch guns
  • 10 × QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss guns
  • 2 × quadruple 1-inch Nordenfelt guns
  • 4 × 356 mm (14 in) torpedo tubes
Armor
  • Deck: 75 mm (3 in)
  • Gun shield: 115 mm (5 in)

Akitsushima (秋津洲) was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), designed and built by the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal in Japan. The name Akitsushima comes from an archaic name for Japan, as used in the ancient chronicle Kojiki.

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