An item referred to the magazine le Yacht reporting that the Japanese 9.700 tons armoured cruiser Tokiwa built by Armstrong, England had a contracted speed of 21,5 miles and a horsepower of 18.000 hp. Her trials at Chatham, England were quite satisfying with achieved speeds if 10-15,6-18,8-21,2-22,7 miles. During a 6 hours trial was a medium speed of 20,85 miles without using the fans and with the fans even 23,1 miles.(1)
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1. She was ordered in the budget year 1897, laid down at the yard of Armstrong Whitworth, United Kingdom on 6 January that year, launched on 6 July 1898, completed on 18 May 1899, reclassified on 30 September 1921 as a 1st class Coast Defence Vessel, a year later converted into a minelayer nd finally sunk during an attack by American aircraft on 9 August 1945 off Ominato, Mustu Bay, stricken from the Navy List 30 November of the same year, salvaged on 5 April 1947 and broken up between August and October that year at Hakodate, Hokkaido. Belonged to the protected cruisers of the Asama-class but later fitted out as a minelayer at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal completed on 30 September 1922.
