From what I heard Admiral Nimitz being a fan of Admiral Togo spared the Mikasa.
1 posted on
08/05/2016 6:43:03 AM PDT by
C19fan
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Click on picture for full size image.
2 posted on
08/05/2016 6:49:22 AM PDT by
Yo-Yo
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Instead she was preserved at the request of the Japanese government, with her engines and armament removed, Those sure look like cannon barrels to me.
5 posted on
08/05/2016 6:53:04 AM PDT by
fso301
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7 posted on
08/05/2016 6:55:39 AM PDT by
null and void
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very reminiscent of our Great White Fleet that participated in the Span-Am war in 1898. Only the cruiser Olympia survives.
8 posted on
08/05/2016 6:57:39 AM PDT by
BobinIL
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People forget that during WWI, Japan was on our side.
11 posted on
08/05/2016 7:00:35 AM PDT by
Hillarys Gate Cult
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Thanks for posting. The naval race and warship design between 1890 and 1940 is an interesting time period.
12 posted on
08/05/2016 7:03:56 AM PDT by
alternatives?
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I'd rather tour the Yamato, but she's not too acessible.....
15 posted on
08/05/2016 7:06:58 AM PDT by
Enchante
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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.
19 posted on
08/05/2016 7:20:03 AM PDT by
chajin
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34 posted on
08/05/2016 8:22:39 AM PDT by
TalonDJ
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The battleship Texas is only 104 years old.
36 posted on
08/05/2016 8:56:23 AM PDT by
smokingfrog
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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.
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