Japanese battleship Shikishima
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Japanese battleship Shikishima was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a significant role in the Russo-Japanese War, including major fleet engagements.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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pre-dreadnought battleship → warship → |
| activeDuring |
early 20th century
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| armament |
14 × 6-inch (152 mm) secondary guns
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4 × 12-inch (305 mm) main guns in twin turrets → smaller quick-firing guns → torpedo tubes → |
| armor |
Harvey armor
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| armorBeltThickness |
up to about 229 mm
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| beam |
about 22.9 m
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| builder |
Leamouth, London
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Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company → |
| commissioned |
1900-01-20
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| conflict |
Russo-Japanese War
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| country |
Empire of Japan
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| crewComplement |
approximately 700–800 officers and men
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| displacement |
about 14900 tons normal
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| draught |
about 8.3 m
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| era |
pre-dreadnought era
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| fate |
broken up after World War I era
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| flagshipOf |
elements of the Japanese fleet during exercises and operations
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| fleet |
Combined Fleet
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| followedBy |
Mikasa-class battleship
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| laidDown |
1897-03-06
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| launched |
1898-11-01
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| length |
about 125.7 m overall
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| namedAfter |
Shikishima (poetic name for Japan)
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| navalArchitectureInfluence |
British Royal Navy design practices
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| operator |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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| orderedBy |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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| participatedIn |
Battle of Tsushima
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Battle of the Yellow Sea → Russo-Japanese War → |
| precededBy |
Fuji-class battleship
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| propulsion |
coal-fired cylindrical boilers
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vertical triple-expansion steam engines → |
| role |
front-line battleship in the Combined Fleet
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| serviceEntry |
1900
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| shaftCount |
2
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| shipClass |
Shikishima-class battleship
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| sisterShip |
Japanese battleship Hatsuse
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| status |
scrapped
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| topSpeed |
about 18 knots
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| usedFor |
coastal defense
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fleet engagements → training later in her career → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Battle of the Yellow Sea
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