Japan

"Nihon Teikoku Kaigun"

(Imperial Japanese Navy)

The Imperial Japanese Navy retained 5 pre-dreadnought battleships. Shikishima, Suwo, Asahi, and Fuji were in service as auxiliaries or stationary hulks, and Mikasa was preserved as a museum. Asahi was torpedoed by a US submarine, but the others survived the war. The Imperial Japanese Navy uses the prefix "HIJMS", which stands for "His Imperial Japanese Majesty's Ship".

Due to the inter-war secrecy surrounding the Imperial Japanese Fleet, pictures from this time very period are hard to find. If you have any additional pictures of these vessels, please E-mail me.

CLICK ON A SHIP'S NAME TO SEE A HISTORY AND PICTURES OF THAT VESSEL.

FUJI

SUWO

SHIKISHIMA

ASAHI

MIKASA

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