The launching of the Katori
C. Nephi Anderson's trip to Barrow-in-Furness in July 1905
The Katori
In the opening years of the twentieth century, there were considerable changes afoot in the design and construction of battleships. The ongoing Russo-Japanese War and the recent Spanish-American War had changed military naval strategies with a greater need for long-distance cannon fire rather than mixed battery close fire.
Such vessels were a …
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