Protected Cruiser: Takasago Class
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Protected Cruiser: Takasago Class
Protected Cruiser Takasago pictured c1898.She was designed and built by Armstrong Whitworth & Co Shipyards,Elswick,Newcastle upon Tyne as a private venture and sold to Japan in 1896.She was an improved design of the Argentine Navy Cruiser Veinticinco de Mayo,designed by Sir Philip Watts, who was also responsible for the design of the Cruiser Izumi and the Naniwa Class Cruisers. The Chilean Navy Cruiser Chacabuco was the sister ship to Takasago.
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Re: Protected Cruiser: Takasago Class
Protected Cruiser Takasago pictured in various stages of construction at Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd Shipyards at Elswick in 1896/98.
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Re: Protected Cruiser: Takasago Class
Protected Cruiser Takasago pictured under construction at Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd Shipyards at Elswick in 1896/98.
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