Asama

Asama (淺間) was the lead ship of her class of armored cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1890s. As Japan lacked the industrial capacity to build such warships herself, the ship was built in Britain. She served in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05 during which she participated in the Battle of Chemulpo Bay and the Battle of the Yellow Sea without damage, although her luck did not hold out during the Battle of Tsushima. Early in World War I, Asama unsuccessfully searched for German commerce raiders until she was severely damaged when she ran aground off the Mexican coast in early 1915. Repairs took over two years to complete and she was mainly used as a training ship for the rest of her career. The ship made a total of 12 training cruises before she was crippled after running aground again in 1935. Asama then became a stationary training ship until she was broken up in 1946–1947.

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Japanese cruiser Asama
speed 21.5 knot, 
Asama-class cruiser, armored cruiser, Armstrong Whitworth, Imperial Japanese Navy, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

World War I

1898-03-21T00:00:00Z

1898-03-21T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1945-11-30T00:00:00Z

1945-11-30T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1896-10-20T00:00:00Z

1896-10-20T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

Postcard of the Japanese cruiser Asama

Japanese cruiser ASAMA, Seattle, ca 1914 (SEATTLE 3594)

Deck of the battleship ASAMA, Seattle, ca 1914 (SEATTLE 3598)

Asamatowed

Deck of the battleship ASAMA, Seattle, ca 1914 (SEATTLE 3599)

Cruiser ASMA taken from the motor boat IMP, Seattle, ca 1914 (SEATTLE 3601)

Postcard of the Japanese cruiser Asama

Cruiser ASMA taken from the motor boat IMP, Seattle, ca 1914 (SEATTLE 3600)

Coronation Review at Spithead, 16 August 1902

Asama-cruiser

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Postcard of the Japanese cruiser Asama		Commons
commons	image		Japanese cruiser ASAMA, Seattle, ca 1914 (SEATTLE 3594)		Commons
commons	image		Deck of the battleship ASAMA, Seattle, ca 1914 (SEATTLE 3598)		Commons
commons	image		Asamatowed		Commons
commons	image		Deck of the battleship ASAMA, Seattle, ca 1914 (SEATTLE 3599)		Commons
commons	image		Cruiser ASMA taken from the motor boat IMP, Seattle, ca 1914 (SEATTLE 3601)		Commons
commons	image		Postcard of the Japanese cruiser Asama		Commons
commons	image		Cruiser ASMA taken from the motor boat IMP, Seattle, ca 1914 (SEATTLE 3600)		Commons
commons	image		Coronation Review at Spithead, 16 August 1902		Commons
commons	image		Asama-cruiser		Commons