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something like this. the kantai islands first four funnel liner, the Natsugumo was the kantai islands first four funnel ocean liner and the second class of ocean liner in the world to have four funnels.

Ordered: 29 December 1900
Laid down: 9 April 1901
Launched: 19 may 1905
Christened: 3 June 1906
Out of service:10 July 1960 (retired)
Status: museum ship

Type: Ocean liner
Tonnage: 17,982 grt
Length: 655 ft (200 m)
Beam: 65 ft 9.6 in (20.056 m)
Height: 60 ft 5 in (18.28 m)
Decks: 5
Propulsion: 2x Heguri Engineering Co.triple-expansion steam engines
Speed 22. 5 kn
Capacity:2,000 1st-class: 200 2nd-class: 800 3rd-class: 1000

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Work list: 1. various pre-1900 Zipang ships 2. Some protected cruisers and other miscellaneous projects

I do like her lines, she sort of reminds me of a cat on the hunt. The hunt for what? Luxury passenger comforts and commerce!

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All my newer stuff is signed as czslworldtour.

thanks

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Work list: 1. various pre-1900 Zipang ships 2. Some protected cruisers and other miscellaneous projects

a big update to the first ocean liner i ever made.

Ordered: 19 December 1899
Laid down: 14 May 1900
Launched: 12 April 1904
Christened: 3 June 1906
Out of service:10 July 1956 (retired)
Status: museum ship

Type: Ocean liner
Tonnage: 16,892 grt
Length: 558 ft (170 m)
Beam: 64 ft 6 in (19.66 m)
Height: 38 ft 7 in (11.58 m)
Decks: 6
Propulsion: 2x toumaci Engineering Co.triple-expansion steam engines
Speed 19.5 kn
Capacity:1,500 1st-class: 200 2nd-class: 300 3rd-class: 1000

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Work list: 1. various pre-1900 Zipang ships 2. Some protected cruisers and other miscellaneous projects

I like both of them...the first one reminds me of a Japanese version of the early 1900s German four-stackers. Nice work!

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MS State Guard - 08 March 2014 - 28 January 2023

The Official IJN Ships & Planes List

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the Asashio was a small ocean liner built in 1902/1905 for the Heguri-Hong Kong route.

Ordered: 12 December 1902
Laid down: 24 June 1903
Launched: 19 may 1905
Christened: 3 December 1905
Out of service:10 July 1937 (retired)
Status: Broken up for scrap

Type: Ocean liner
Tonnage: 7,311 grt
Length: 424 ft 8.6 (129.5 m)
Beam: 50 ft 8.5 in ( 15.24 m)
Height: 37 ft 5 in (11.2 m)
Decks: 5
Propulsion: 2x Heguri Engineering Co.triple-expansion steam engines
Speed 20. 5 kn
Capacity:690, 1st-class:40 2nd-class:50 3rd-class:600

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Work list: 1. various pre-1900 Zipang ships 2. Some protected cruisers and other miscellaneous projects

thanks

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Work list: 1. various pre-1900 Zipang ships 2. Some protected cruisers and other miscellaneous projects

Very nice work!

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MS State Guard - 08 March 2014 - 28 January 2023

The Official IJN Ships & Planes List

#FJB

the yamato was a Ocean liner built by Heguri Engineering for the blue star Line she was Laid down on the 12 april 1912 but construction was suspended by the start of world war 1, at the end of the war Construction resumed and she was Christened on 3 December 1920.

Ordered: 28 December 1911
Laid down: 12 April 1912
Launched: 19 may 1918
Christened: 3 December 1920
Out of service:10 July 1975 (retired)
Status: museum ship

Type: Ocean liner
Tonnage: 49,876 grt
Length: 991 ft 5.5 (302.0 m)
Beam: 92 ft 6 in (28.2 m)
Height: 34 ft 7 in (10.5 m)
Decks: 8 (A–F)
Propulsion: 4x Heguri Engineering single-reduction geared steam turbines
Speed 28. 5 kn
Capacity:3.500, 1st-class:800 2nd-class:1000 3rd-class:1.700

Ships in class: (laid down-launched-commissioned - fate)

yamato 1912 1918 1920 - Decommissioned 1975
musashi 1913 1919 1921 - Sunk 1934
Mutsu 1914 1920 1922 - Sunk 1945

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Work list: 1. various pre-1900 Zipang ships 2. Some protected cruisers and other miscellaneous projects

Awesome!

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MS State Guard - 08 March 2014 - 28 January 2023

The Official IJN Ships & Planes List

#FJB