Ibuki-class armored cruiser
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The Ibuki class, also called the Kurama class, was a ship class of two large armoured cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy after the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. These ships reflected Jap
A postcard of Kurama at anchor, 1913
Tsukuba-class cruiser
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The Tsukuba-class cruisers were a pair of large armored cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Construction began during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–
Ibuki-class armored cruiser
…with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty. The Ibuki-class ships were originally ordered during the Russo-Japanese War, on 31 January 1905, as Tsukuba-class armored cruisers. Before construction began, however, they were redesigned to incorporate 8-inch (203 mm) guns in four twin turrets rather than the…
Tsukuba at anchor at Kure, after 1913
Tsukuba moving at slow speed, before 1913