Lewin of Greenwich Naval History & Forum

Kasuga Class Armoured Cruisers IJNS Nisshin and IJNS Kasuga pictured with an unidentified warship (left) at Genoa in 1903.The Kasuga Class were built by Gio. Ansaldo & Co., Sestri Ponente, Italy, where the type was known as the Giuseppe Garibaldi Class. The ships was originally ordered by the Argentine Navy during the Argentine–Chilean naval arms race, but the lessening of tensions with Chile and financial pressures caused the Argentinians to sell her before delivery. At this time tensions between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire were rising, and the ships were offered to both sides before being purchased by the Japanese.
During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05, Nisshin participated in the Battle of the Yellow Sea and was damaged in the subsequent Battle of Tsushima. In addition she frequently bombarded the defenses of Port Arthur. The ship played a limited role in World War I and was used to escort Allied convoys and search for German Commerce Raiders in the Indian Ocean and Australasia. In 1918, Nisshin was deployed to the Mediterranean and then escorted the surrendered German Submarines allocated to Japan from Britain to Japan after the war. She became a Training Ship in 1927 and was sunk as a target ship in 1936. Her wreck was later refloated and used as a target again in 1942.

The ups and downs of a IJN cruiser!! Here are some other IJN armored cruisers........DFO

Busy ships there Dennis , like ants crawling over them .....great shots thou many thanks for letting us share them

Izumo Class Armoured Cruiser IJNS Iwate pictured at Sydney in January 1924.
She was the second and last Izumo-Class Armored Cruiser built for the IJN in 1900. As Japan lacked the industrial capacity to build such warships herself,she was built at Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co,Elswick,Newcastle-upon-Tyne. She participated in most of the naval battles of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05.She was moderately damaged during the Battle of Port Arthur, the Battle off Ulsan, and the Battle of Tsushima. Iwate played a minor role in World War I and began the first of her many training cruises for naval cadets in 1916, a task that would last until the end of 1939. She continued to conduct training in home waters throughout the Pacific War. Iwate was sunk by American Carrier aircraft during the attack on Kure in July 1945. Her wreck was refloated and scrapped in 1946–47.

Nice photo Brian , did they have Brits to do their washing then

Just most of the building, but not all...... DFO

ivorthediver wrote: ↑Wed Nov 28, 2018 9:30 am Nice photo Brian , did they have Brits to do their washing then

I was referring to all the washing hanging from the rigging not the builder

oopz....right over my ol BHG!!! DFO

Izumo Class Armoured Cruiser IJNS Iwate pictured at Sydney in February 1924.

Izumo Class Armoured Cruiser IJNS Iwate pictured at Vancouver BC in 1933.