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Published: 2013-12-03 09:04:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 523; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 0
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Broadside armament of the Japanese Memorial Ship Mikasa, a Pre-Dreadnought Battleship and veteran of the Russo-Japanese War that fought at the Battle of Tsushima Strait in 1905. She is currently preserved as a museum ship at Mikasa Waterfront Park in Yokosuka. Note the 6 inch guns in casemate mounts along the bottom row, and the 3 inch "12 pounders" in the top row (actually sitting on the main deck of the ship). The 3 inch guns were used to fight off enemy torpedo boats.Related content
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Cool picture! I'm looking forward to visiting Mikasa myself sometime in the near future.
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I hope you enjoy it! Depending on how the weather is, there's also a park overlooking the harbor next to the ship that'd be good for a bento box picnic.
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Wow. I didn't know there were still veterans of Tshushima around. Great!
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Somewhere in Russia (I'm not sure where), they have on display one of their cruisers that fought in the same battle, the Aurora.
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It's on display in St Petersburg, as it fired the shot that signaled the start of the Bolshevik Revolution.
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I remember reading the name years ago. Very interesting, thanks!
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? But you said so and have a picture of the ship. (?)
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The ship it self is a veteran. The war ended 108 years ago. There would be no veterans left today.
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I meant the ship as a veteran. Yes, the crew would be rather ancient!
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