:::: Naval Vessels - JAPAN - BATTLESHIPS
HIEI
Code - N5117
£1.35
Class - 2
Date - 1878
Description - I.J.N.S. HIEI N5117
Japanese Armoured Corvette completed 1878.
Fought at the Battle of the Yalu 1894.
Sister Kongo
Displacement 2,250 tons
Dimensions 231’ x 40 ¾’ x 17 ½ ‘
Armament 3 x 6.6” Krupp
6 x 6” Krupp
4/7 x MG.
Torpedo Tubes 2 x 14”
Armour 3-4 ½” Iron Belt
Speed 14 knots
