Akashi 1899
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 須磨 <Suma> | Yokosuka K K | 8/1892 | 9/3/1895 | 12/1896 | stricken 1923 | |
| 明石 <Akashi> | Yokosuka K K | 8/1894 | 18/12/1897 | 3/1899 | stricken 1923 |
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Displacement normal, t |
Suma: 2657 Akashi: 2756 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
Suma: 93.5 pp Akashi: 90.0 pp 93.3 wl |
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Breadth, m |
Suma: 12.2 Akashi: 12.7 |
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Draught, m |
Suma: 4.63 Akashi: 4.80 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
Suma: VTE, 8 locomotive boilers Akashi: VTE, 9 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
8500 |
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Max speed, kts |
20 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 600 |
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Armour, mm |
Harvey steel - deck: 25, slopes: 51, shields: 114 |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 152/40 QF EOC Z, 6 x 1 - 120/40 EOC, 10 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 4 x 1 - 47/30 Hotchkiss, 2 - 381 TT (beam) |
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Complement |
310 |
Ship project history: First armoured warships built with Japanese material, in Japanese yard and to Japanese plans. 3rd class cruiser which have become outdated before WWI. Suma possessed bad seaworthiness and insufficient stability, and Akashi was completed under corrected project. Despite very modest battle characteristics, Akashi in April, 1917 was transferred to Mediterranean sea and acted together with the British-French Navies.
Ship protection: 25mm deck had 51mm slopes, guns were protected by 114mm shields. CT had 114mm sides.
Modernizations: 1908, Suma: boilers were replaced by 4 Miyabara
1912, Akashi: boilers were replaced by 9 Niclausse
Naval service: In 1922 they were disarmed and next year written off. Suma served as a hulk and has been handed over on demolition in 1928. Akashi was used as a target and was sunk by air torpedoes in August, 1930.
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