Naniwa class cruiser

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The two Naniwa-class cruiserswere protected cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They participated in numerous actions during the First Sino-Japanese War.The Naniwa-class cruisers were the first protected cruisers designed in Japan, and built overseas specifically for the Japanese navy. The Japanese naval architect General Sas¿ Sach¿ based the design of the Naniwa on that of the earlier Esmeralda-class of the Chilean Navy, which had been acquired by the Japanese navy as the Izumi. He also incorporated elements from the popular Elswick-class protected cruisers, which had been built by the British shipbuilder Armstrong Whitworth for the export market.

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