Shikishima

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Shikishima (敷島) was the lead ship of her class of two pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy by British shipyards in the late 1890s. During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, the ship fought in the Battles of Port Arthur, the Yellow Sea and Tsushima and was lightly damaged in the latter action, although shells prematurely exploded in her main guns in the latter two engagements. Shikishima remained in home waters during World War I. She was reclassified as a coastal defence ship in 1921 and served as a training ship for the rest of her career. The ship was disarmed and hulked in 1923 and finally broken up for scrap in 1948.

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Shikishima
length 126.5 metre, speed 18 knot, length 135.2 metre, draft 8.29 metre, beam 23.4 metre, 
military training ship, kaibokan, pre-dreadnought battleship, Shikishima-class battleshipImperial Japanese NavyThames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company


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    1897-03-29T00:00:00Z
    1897-03-29T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1898-11-01T00:00:00Z
    1898-11-01T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
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    View of Japanese battleships in action, including Shikishima, taken during the Battle of the Yellow SeaView of Japanese battleships in action, including Shikishima, taken during the Battle of the Yellow Sea
    Picture of Japanese battleship ShikishimaPicture of Japanese battleship Shikishima
    Picture of the Japanese training ship Shikishima at SaseboPicture of the Japanese training ship Shikishima at Sasebo
    Postcard of Japanese battleship ShikishimaPostcard of Japanese battleship Shikishima
    Picture of Japanese battleship ShikishimaPicture of Japanese battleship Shikishima
    Photograph showing launching of Japanese battleship ShikshimaPhotograph showing launching of Japanese battleship Shikshima
    Shikishima - Brassey`s Naval Annual 1899Shikishima - Brassey's Naval Annual 1899
    Cassier`s magazine (1904) (14582330769)Cassier's magazine (1904) (14582330769)
    View of Japanese battleships in action, including Shikishima, taken during the Battle of the Yellow SeaView of Japanese battleships in action, including Shikishima, taken during the Battle of the Yellow Sea
    Picture of Japanese battleship ShikishimaPicture of Japanese battleship Shikishima