German emperor interested in Italian built Japanese cruisers Nisshin and Kasuga according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1904-1905 no. 4

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Kasuga

Nisshin

Source l'Illustration dated 16 January 1904

Source l'Illustration dated 16 January 1904. Crews embarking at Genua, Italy

An item referred to the magazine Schiffbau dated 10 February 1904 reporting that the German emperor studied with interest the drawing of the cruisers built by Ansaldo, Genoa, Argentina for Argentinean account but which were sold to Japan. In Japanese service were the cruisers renamed Kasuga (1) and Nysshin.(2) The emperor was such pleased with the drawings that he telegraphed the German consul dr. Irmer wishing the navy luck with the excellent design.(3) Both ships were fitted out with cylindrical boilers.

Notes
1. Italian Guiseppe Garibaldi-class armoured cruiser. Building ordered by Argentina on 23 December 1901, laid down by Gio. Ansaldo&C., Genoa-Sestri Ponente, Italy as San Mitra on 10 March 1902, launched on 22 October 1902, renamed Bernardino Rivadavia, bought by Japan on 30 December 1903, commissioned as Kasuga on 7 January 1904, training ship since later 1920s, disarmed and hulked becoming a barracks ship in 1942, sunk on 18 July 1945, salvaged and broken up in 1948. Earlier sale negotiations between Argentina and Russia failed because of the asked price.
2. Italian Guiseppe Garibaldi-class armoured cruiser. Building ordered by Argentina on 23 December 1901, laid down by Gio. Ansaldo&C., Genoa-Sestri Ponente, Italy as San Roca On 29 March 1902, launched as Marina Moreno on 9 February 1903, bought on 30 December 1903, commissioned as Nisshin on 7 January 1904, training ship since 1927, stricken on 1 April 1935, sunk while used as target in 1936, salvaged and reused as target on 18 January 1942. Earlier sale negotiations between Argentina and Russia failed because of the asked price.
3. Similar to Dr. Georg Immer, between 1893-1897 German administrator in the Marshall Islands?