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

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of the Yellow Sea
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