二次世界大戰資料庫 (WW2DB)

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseArmored cruiser Iwate was built by the British near the turn of the century. During the Russo-Japanese war, she was the flagship of Admiral Shimamura Hayao of the Second Battle Division of the 2nd Fleet; in that war, she participated in the Battle of Tsushima on 26 May 1905. During WW1, she served with the 2nd Fleet's 4th Squadron as its flagship, and escorted Allied convoys between Singapore and the Suez Canal in Egypt. On 1 Sep 1921, she was reclassified a 1st Class coastal defense vessel and operated in the Japanese home islands for the following several years. In Nov 1924, she was a part of the Japanese naval delegation sent to Brazil to participate in the ceremonies for Brazil's 100th anniversary of independence. On 1 Feb 1940, she was assigned to the 12th Squadron of the 3rd Support Fleet and acted as a training ship for the duration of the Pacific War. She was sunk by American carrier aircraft at Kure, Japan near the end of the war. Her wreck was raised in 1947 for scrapping.

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Iwate Operational Timeline