Takao 1895
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 高雄 [Takao] | Yokosuka K K | 10.1886 | 15.10.1888 | 16.11.1889 | stricken 4.1911 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1778 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1927 |
|
Length, m |
70.0 pp 71.1 wl |
|
Breadth, m |
10.4 |
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Draught, m |
4.00 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 HC, 5 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2330 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 300 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
3000(10) |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 149/32 RKL/35 C/80, 1 x 1 - 120/22 RKL/25 C/78, 1 x 1 - 79/25 RKL/27 C/73, 6 x 4 - 25/60 Nordenfelt Mk I, 2 x 2 - 25/60 Nordenfelt Mk I, 2 - 350 TT (beam) |
|
Complement |
229 |
Project history: The Takao, ordered under the 1882 Programme, was the first steel-hulled warship to be laid down in Japan. The main armament of Krupp guns was sited in sponsons amidships - similar to many French cruisers of the period - with a Krupp 120mm gun at the stern.
Modernizations: 1901: new armament consisted of 4 x 1 - 152/40 Armstrong Z, 2 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 - 450 TT (beam)
Naval service: Reclassified as coast defence ship in 1898.
Takao
Many thanks to Alexandr Isaenko ( http://scale-ship.ru ) for granted picture
© Ivan Gogin, 2014