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Empress of Japan
Built by Naval Construction and Armaments Co., Ltd., Barrow, England. Tonnage: 5,940. Dimensions: 455' x 51'. Twin-screw, 18 knots. Triple expansion engines. Three masts and two funnels. Steel hull.
Launched December 13, 1890. Attained a speed of 18.91 knots on her trials. Held the trans-Pacific speed record for a number of years, until bettered by the Empress of Russia. In service Vancouver-Hong Kong, 1891-1914, 1915-1922. Served as auxiliary cruiser during the 1914-1915 period Scrapped in 1926. Sister ships: Empress of China and Empress of India.
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