It's the only surviving pre-dreadnought battleship ... and 4 torpedo tubes. The Mikasa, named for a mountain in Japan, first served in the Russo-Japanese War where she took part in several ...

Togo Heihachiro, “the Nelson of the East,” who rode the Mikasa to victory in the Battle of Tsushima Strait. The historic Japanese battleship, built and commissioned at Vickers Shipbuilding in ...

Mikasa! The name of the mighty Japanese battleship will be as familiar to the world's naval historians as it is now to viewers of NHK's Sunday evening drama "Saka no Ue no Kumo" ("Clouds Over the ...

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Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy's battleships have long been symbols of naval power and versatility, each with a unique and storied history. -The USS Washington made history by sinking the ...