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Japanese cruiser Takachiho : ウィキペディア英語版 | Japanese cruiser Takachiho
was the second and final protected cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy by the Newcastle upon Tyne-based Armstrong Whitworth Elswick shipyard in the United Kingdom. The name ''Takachiho'' comes from a mountain in the volcanic Kirishima range between Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures in Japan, which was a prominent location in Japanese mythology. ''Takachiho'' played a major role in the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, but was lost in combat in World War I. ==Background== The revolutionary design of the “Elswick” protected cruiser, initially developed as a private-venture by Armstrong Whitworth in the mid-1880s, and implemented in the cruiser ''Esmeralda'' for the Chilean Navy (subsequently purchased by Japan as ) was of great interest to Japan because of its high speed, powerful armament, armor protection and relatively low cost, especially since the Imperial Japanese Navy lacked the resources at the time to purchase modern pre-dreadnought battleships.〔Brooke, ''Warships for Export'' page 58-60〕 Pioneering Japanese naval architect Sasō Sachū requested that Armstrong Whitworth make modifications to the ''Esmeralda'' design to customize it for Japanese requirements, and two vessels, ''Naniwa'' and ''Takachiho'' were ordered under the 1883 fiscal year budget. When completed, ''Naniwa'' and ''Takachiho'' were considered the most advanced and most powerful cruiser in the world.〔Jentsura, ''Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy'';〕〔Evans, ''Kaigun'', p. 15.〕
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