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| ==Japan enters the age of the ironclad== | | ==Japan enters the age of the ironclad== |
− | * Names while in service: 甲鉄 (''Koutetsu'' [literally "Iron Armored"]) and 東 (''Azuma'' [literally "East"]) | + | * Names while in service: |
| + | ** 甲鉄 (''Koutetsu'' [literally "Iron Armored"]) |
| + | ** 東 (''Azuma'' [literally "East"]) |
| + | * Battles: |
| + | ** 宮古湾海戦 - ''Miyako Wan Kaisen'' (Naval Battle of Miyako Bay) March 1869. |
| + | ** 函館湾海戦 - ''Hakodate Wan Kaisen'' (Naval Battle of Hakodate Bay) 4 through 10 May 1869. |
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| [[Image:Naval Ensign of Japan before 1889.png||thumb|left|Naval ensign of the 大日本帝國海軍 (''Dai Nippon Teikoku Kaigun'' [Imperial Japanese Navy]) prior to 1889.]] | | [[Image:Naval Ensign of Japan before 1889.png||thumb|left|Naval ensign of the 大日本帝國海軍 (''Dai Nippon Teikoku Kaigun'' [Imperial Japanese Navy]) prior to 1889.]] |
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| [[Image:Azuma-port.jpg||thumb|right|The ironclad as the ''Koutetsu'' at full sail in port during the late 1860s.]] | | [[Image:Azuma-port.jpg||thumb|right|The ironclad as the ''Koutetsu'' at full sail in port during the late 1860s.]] |
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− | [[Image:BattleOfHakodate.jpg||thumb|left|The ironclad as the ''Koutetsu'' during the 函館湾海戦 (Naval Battle of Hakodate Bay), June 1869. From the United States Naval Historical Center.]] | + | [[Image:BattleOfHakodate.jpg||thumb|left|The ironclad as the ''Koutetsu'' during the 函館湾海戦 (''Hakodate Wan Kaisen'' [Naval Battle of Hakodate Bay]), June 1869. From the United States Naval Historical Center.]] |
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− | [[Image:Naval Battle of Hakodate.JPG||thumb|right|The ironclad as the ''Koutetsu'' during the 函館湾海戦 (Naval Battle of Hakodate Bay). From the Illustrated London News, 11 September 1869.]] | + | [[Image:Naval Battle of Hakodate.JPG||thumb|right|The ironclad as the ''Koutetsu'' during the 函館湾海戦 (''Hakodate Wan Kaisen'' [Naval Battle of Hakodate Bay]). From the Illustrated London News, 11 September 1869.]] |
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| [[Image:Azuma3.jpg||thumb|left|The ironclad after being renamed ''Azuma''. From the United States Naval Historical Center.]] | | [[Image:Azuma3.jpg||thumb|left|The ironclad after being renamed ''Azuma''. From the United States Naval Historical Center.]] |