Posted on 08/05/2016 6:43:02 AM PDT by C19fan
An hour south of Tokyo, on the edge of the bay is a piece of history unique in the world. Embedded in concrete just a few feet from the water is the 114-year-old battleship Mikasa. It's the only surviving pre-dreadnought battleship, not to mention one of the only Imperial navy vessels still intact from that era.
After 21 years in service, the Mikasawas decommissioned, but not scrapped. Instead she was preserved at the request of the Japanese government, with her engines and armament removed, and her hull encased in concrete.
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“”Click on picture for full size image.””
WOW! You mean to tell me that if I click on the pic I’ll get a full sized, 432 foot long image?!?
Those sure look like cannon barrels to me.
Dunno, how big is your monitor?
Mikasa es su cassa...
very reminiscent of our Great White Fleet that participated in the Span-Am war in 1898. Only the cruiser Olympia survives.
Wow, think of all the Pokemon you could find on that ship!!!
Yes. That’s right.
So, make sure that you are outside in a sufficiently large area before you click.
People forget that during WWI, Japan was on our side.
Thanks for posting. The naval race and warship design between 1890 and 1940 is an interesting time period.
The, England and France f***ed everybody and ............
“Wow, think of all the Pokemon you could find on that ship!!!”
Sorry, the only thing this ship can find is Queen Starsha on the planet Iscandar,
Oh.
I thought I would just be clicking the right arrow for a LONG time!
Only ‘cause they wanted the German possessions in the Pacific.
They were considering both sides before they decided on the allies.
Mikasa Park, where the vessel is moored, is on the far side of Yokosuka NB vis-à-vis the Yokosuka line’s train station, about a mile away from the station. If you take the Keihin “red train” and get off at Yokosuka Chuo station, however, it’s about a half mile walk to the park, all downhill through the shopping district outside of the base. On Google Maps there are some pictures, but no street view as far as I can tell.
Yes but did they have a wave motion cannon?
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