Izumo Class Cruiser
The Izumo-class Armored Cruisers (出雲型装甲巡洋艦, Izumo-gata sōkōjun'yōkan?) was an early class of two armored cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They participated in numerous actions during the Russo-Japanese War and World War I. Partly disarmed and de-rated in the 1930s, they were restored to combat status for World War II, but due to their obsolescence, were used for training within the confines of the Seto Inland Sea during that conflict.
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