Japanese Cruiser Suma

Japanese Cruiser Suma

Suma (須磨 ?) was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed and built by the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal in Japan. It was the lead ship in the Suma-class cruiser, and its sister ship was the Akashi. The name Suma comes from a geographic location near Kobe, in Hyōgo Prefecture.

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