An item dated Tokyo, Japan 17th reported that due to an explosion on board of the Japanese battleship Kashima 5 officers and 22 men were killed, 2 officers and 6 men seriously and 2 officers and 6 men lightly wounded. It was not a shell which exploded but the gunpowder catches fire due to the gushing heated gases when the gun was reloaded. The ship was externally not damaged.(1)
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1. Building ordered in 1904, laid down by Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, England with yard number 755 on 29 February 1904, launched on 22 March 1905, completed on 23 May 1906, stricken on 20 September 1923 and broken p in 1924. Of the Katori-class consisting of the Katori and Kashima, preceded by the Kashima and succeeded by the Satsuma-class.
Note
1. Building ordered in 1904, laid down by Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, England with yard number 755 on 29 February 1904, launched on 22 March 1905, completed on 23 May 1906, stricken on 20 September 1923 and broken p in 1924. Of the Katori-class consisting of the Katori and Kashima, preceded by the Kashima and succeeded by the Satsuma-class.
