Cruiser armoured Asama

     Prototype: Asama

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Armstrong, Elswick, Great Britain = Entire ship from the beginning to the end    

Laid down in: 1896 11 01 Built by Great Britain for Japan

Launched in: 1898 03 22 sold out or BU in 1948 01 01 by Japan

Completed in: 1899 03 18


Displacement projected - 9700,00 tonns = 7,43 m.

? - Firm ? watertube boilers (coal)

2 VTE ? * 2 screws /// Normal HP: 18000 HP = 21,5 knots.

Length - 134,72 m. oa; 124,36 m. pp; Beam - 20,45 m.;

Total crew: 726

600 tonns of coal + (406 tonns of coal)

CT Fore(Aft): 356(^51);

Main turrets: 152; Casemates: 152-51; Tube for Fore (Aft) CT: 102;

Belt: 0; Casemates: 152-51; Barbettes (Cupolas): 152; Tube for Fore (Aft) CT: 102;

Belt: 0 =152= 127 =152= 0 152; Barbettes (Cupolas): 152; Tube for Fore (Aft) CT: 102;

Belt: 87 178/75(^51) 87;

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In From the comletition

Weapon Quantity Ammo

QF gun 76 /L=40 12 1800

T-Tube 457 5 5

QF gun 42 /L=40 8 4001

Secondary gun 203,2 /L=40 4 240

Secondary gun 152.4 /L=40 10 2000

Secondary gun 152.4 /L=40 4 800
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