:::: Naval Vessels - JAPAN - CRUISERS
ITSUKISHIMA x 2/MATSUSHIMA
Code - N5327/28
£1.75
Description - I.J.N.S. ITSUKISHIMA x 2 N5327
Completed 1894. Sister Hashidate.
Displacement 4217 tons Speed 16.5 knots
Dimensions 310' x 51' x 20'
Armament 1 x 12.6" 38 cal
11 x 4.7",5 x 6pdr, 11 x 3pdr
Torpedo Tubes 4 x 15"
Armour (Harvey) Deck 1.5"
I.J.N.S. MATSUSHIMA N5328
Completed March 1891 as half sister to
Itsukishima but with 12.6” gun mounted aft.
Secondary armament differed -12 x 4.7", 16 x 6 pdr
