Idzumi 1899
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 和泉 [Idzumi] (ex-Esmeralda) | Armstrong, Elswick, UK | 5.4.1881 | 6.6.1883 | 15.7.1884 // 15.11.1894 | stricken 4.1912 |
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Displacement normal, t |
2920 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
82.3 pp |
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Breadth, m |
12.8 |
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Draught, m |
5.64 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 HC, 12 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
6083 |
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Max speed, kts |
18.2 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 600 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armour, mm |
compound - deck: 13 with 25mm slopes |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 254/30 Armstrong F/G, 6 x 1 - 152/30 Armstrong I, 5 x 1 - 47/30 21/2pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 x 10 - 11.4/94, 3 - 350 TT (1 bow, 2 beam) |
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Complement |
300 |
Project history: Idzumi, the ex-Esmeralda, was purchased from Chile in November 1894 in time for the Sino-Japanese war. Although she arrived in Japan within a very short time of her purchase she was not finally ready for service until after the war had ended. She had been designed to operate in the relatively calm waters near the South American coast and proved unsuitable for duties in the rough waters around Japan. Stability was improved in 1899 by replacing the 152mm guns with 120mm models.
Ship protection: Protective deck had 13mm flat and 25mm slopes.
Modernizations: 1899: - 6 x 1 - 152/30, 5 x 1 - 47/30, 2 x 10 - 11.4/94; + 6 x 1 - 120/40 Armstrong T, 2 x 1 - 57/40 6pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 6 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I
1902: - 2 x 1 - 254/30; + 2 x 1 - 152/40 Armstrong Z
Naval service: After the Russo-Japanese war she was relegated to a subsidiary role.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014