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Japan's 114-year-old battleship Mikasa: A relic of another time
CNET ^
| August 5, 2016
| Geoffrey Morrison
Posted on 08/05/2016 6:43:02 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: fso301
Whoever went on the tour and did the write up is more than a little ignorant of naval matters.
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posted on
08/05/2016 7:20:17 AM PDT
by
meatloaf
To: Donglalinger
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posted on
08/05/2016 7:21:08 AM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
“People forget that during WWI, Japan was on our side.”
People also do not realize that Japan was able to make military use of a whole lot of South Sea islands because those islands had belonged to Germany before WWI, and were taken away from Germany and given to Japan to administer under a League of Nations “mandate” as a result of the war.
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
In 1905 Japan destroyed Russia’s Baltic Fleet in the Straight of Tsushima /Manchuria. Likely this vessel participated in that epic sea battle.
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posted on
08/05/2016 7:24:24 AM PDT
by
Arrian
(Nr Nancy Boys)
To: wally_bert
Always
To: Gamecock
That goes fine with my 1:1 scale model of the solar system
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posted on
08/05/2016 7:31:31 AM PDT
by
cyclotic
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
They also beat the Russians at Port Arthur in the Russo-Sino War. The first time a European power was defeated by and Asian one.
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posted on
08/05/2016 7:32:47 AM PDT
by
MGG
To: MGG
Well, now I know where my good dishes got their name from.
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posted on
08/05/2016 7:34:07 AM PDT
by
MGG
To: Gamecock
WOW! You mean to tell me that if I click on the pic Ill get a full sized, 432 foot long image?!?It'll take a bit of scrolling to view it, that's for sure!
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posted on
08/05/2016 7:42:29 AM PDT
by
JimRed
(Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
To: Arrian
You are correct, it seems. Wikipedia has a photo of the Mikasa with a title that it was taken at the start of the battle.
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posted on
08/05/2016 7:52:12 AM PDT
by
Galatians513
(this space available for catchy tagline)
To: fso301
They probably meant ammunition. The big guns are definitely still there. Mock ups maybe?
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posted on
08/05/2016 7:52:20 AM PDT
by
Jmsknn
To: Donglalinger
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posted on
08/05/2016 7:57:39 AM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: Donglalinger
That’s the Yamato, not the Mikasa. The Yamato rests at the bottom of the sea somewhere due north of Okinawa.
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posted on
08/05/2016 8:13:34 AM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
To: C19fan
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posted on
08/05/2016 8:22:39 AM PDT
by
TalonDJ
To: Arrian
The Mikasa was Admiral Togo's flagship during the Battle of Tsushima, and a young future-Admiral Yamamoto served onboard and was wounded during the battle.
After WW2 the Soviets wanted the Mikasa as war reparations, but Nimitz refused.
To: C19fan
The battleship Texas is only 104 years old.
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posted on
08/05/2016 8:56:23 AM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: Jmsknn
Same guns, just de-mil. Not operational, certain components removed. The Texas is the same way.
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posted on
08/05/2016 9:39:00 AM PDT
by
waterhill
(I Shall Remain, in spite of __________.)
To: smokingfrog; C19fan
While only 104 years old, the USS Texas still floats. It looks like this boat is permanently dry docked.
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posted on
08/05/2016 11:31:06 AM PDT
by
ro_dreaming
(Chesterton, 'Christianity has not been tried and found wanting. It's been found hard and not tried')
To: C19fan
The location is right next to the Yokosuka naval base, walking distance. It's a nice monument - I've been aboard a dozen times or so. It was actually Chester Nimitz who spearheaded the effort to save the ship following WWII. It's something of a wry joke among the JMSDF that the U.S. Navy did more to preserve their naval history than their own government ever has.
If you're used to modern ships, this thing is small! One reason so many ships of that era went down with all hands is that a serious hit or an internal explosion doesn't leave a lot of room to hide or time to get off. Not much sound-proofing, either, in fact, not much of anything but steel and engines and explosives.
To: ro_dreaming
Texas has sprung a lot of leaks over the years and has almost sunk a couple of times. I would guess that it will probably end up like the Mikasa eventually. It would sure make the upkeep a lot easier (I would think, but I’m no expert).
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posted on
08/05/2016 1:44:16 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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