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| Builder: | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kobe, Japan |
| Plan: | 1904 Fiscal Year |
| Laid down: | 2 October 1906 |
| Launched: | 11 November 1907 |
| Commissioned: | 8 April 1908 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1 April 1940 |
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| Displacement: | 1,250 tons |
| Length: | 93. ( is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato Tokyo. is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1 meters overall |
| Beam: | 9. 5 meters |
| Draught: | 3. 0 meters |
| Propulsion: | Two Shaft Reciprocating (VTE) Engines; 4 Miyabara boilers, 6,500 shp |
| Fuel: | 339 tons coal; 76 tons oil |
| Speed: | 22 knots |
| Complement: | 116 |
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IJN Yodo (淀 通報艦 Yodo tsūhōkan?) was the lead ship in the Yodo class of high speed cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. A steam engine is a Heat engine that performs Mechanical work using Steam as its Working fluid. For other uses of the phrase see Machine Gun (disambiguation. The modern torpedo (historically called an automotive automobile locomotive or fish torpedo is a self-propelled explosive Projectile weapon launched above or below The lead ship or class leader is the first of a series or class of Ships all constructed according to the same general design A cruiser is a large type of Warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article It was named after the Yodo River outside of Osaka, Japan. The, also called the Seta River (瀬田川 Seta-gawa) and the Uji River (宇治川 Uji-gawa) at portions of its route is the principal River is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū
Background
Designed and built domestically in Japan, the lightly armed and lightly armored Yodo class vessels were intended for high speed reconnaissance, and to serve as dispatch vessels. However, they were already obsolete when designed, with the development of wireless communication used during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. Wireless communication is the transfer of information over a distance without the use of electrical conductors or " Wires quot The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September It was the first warship to be built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe. The Yodo's sister ship was the Mogami. A sister ship is a Ship of the same class as or of virtually identical design to another ship Background Designed and built domestically in Japan the lightly armed and lightly armored Yodo class vessels were intended for high speed reconnaissance and to serve
Service life
Completed after the end of the Russo-Japanese War, the Yodo was used initially for training and coastal patrol duties.
In November 1911, it was dispatched to Bangkok, Siam as part of the Japanese naval delegation attending the coronation ceremonies for King Rama VI of Thailand. Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Vajiravudh ( January 1, 1881 &ndash November 25, 1925) ( Rama VI, reigning title Phra Mongkut Klao Chaoyuhua; พระบาทสมเด็จพระมงกุฎเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หั
The Yodo was re-classified as a 1st class gunboat on 12 October 1912. A gunboat is literally a Boat carrying one or more Guns The term is rather broad and the usual connotation has changed over the years (sometimes encompassing Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting In World War I, it was assigned to the Japanese 2nd fleet, and although present at the Battle of Tsingtao, did not see any combat. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Siege of Tsingtao was the attack on the German-controlled port of Tsingtao (now Qingdao) in China during World War I by Imperial Japan and the
After World War I it was used as the surveying ship and made various survey trips along the China coast, along with being assigned various miscellaneous auxiliary duties.
The Yodo was demilitarized on 1 April 1940 and renamed “Hulk #13”. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It remainder moored to a pier at Iwakuni throughout World War II, and was finally broken up for scrap in 1945. is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan. On March 20, 2006, the old city of Iwakuni merged with the municipalities of Hongo World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
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