I Love Kit 1/200 Battleship Mikasa 1905 Plastic Model Kit [62004]

SKU: ILK62004 | Brand: I Love Kit | Product: I Love Kit 1/200 Battleship Mikasa 1905 Plastic Model Kit [62004] HIJMS Mikasa launched January 24, 1899 at Vickers shipyard and transferred to the Japanese Navy on March 1 in Southampton, arriving at Maizuru on July 17. Designated fleet flagship December 28, 1903, the vessel engaged in the Russo-Japanese War beginning February 6, 1904. The ship participated in the August 10 Yellow Sea engagement and subsequent training operations in the Tsushima Strait. On May 27-28, 1905, Mikasa led the Japanese combined fleet to decisive victory against the Russian Baltic Fleet, resulting in near-total Russian naval losses while Japanese casualties numbered 116 personnel and three torpedo boats. A September 11, 1905 ammunition depot explosion in Sasebo harbor resulted in the ship's sinking with 339 casualties. Salvage and repair operations at Sasebo concluded April 24, 1908, restoring Mikasa to active fleet service. The vessel was declared surplus in 1914 under Washington Naval Treaty provisions. Plastic scale model kit. Glue not included.