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Albany Historical Society Inc > Records

JAPANESE BATTLESHIP HMINS MIKASA {WARSHIP}

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BATELIER, Claude James

1905

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Imperial Japanese Navy - Russo-Japanese War

Overview

Watercolour, ink and gouache on paper the Japanese battleship the HMINS MIKASA.
Shown here steaming at speed.

Historical information

The Mikasa was Admiral Togo's flagship during the 1904-1905 Russo-Japaneses war and sank after an accidental explosion in Sasebo Harbor Japan at wars end. At the time of painting it is likely she had been under water for some months. Later re-floated, repaired and recommissioned in 1907 she is now a museum ship in Mikasa Park in Yokosuka, Japan.

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Registration number

cwa-org-51-V1992.9

Item type

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Width

420 mm

Height or length

275 mm

Inscriptions and markings

C.J. BATELIER
1905

Keywords

ILLUSTRATION

Pen & Ink

Ship

Year

Last modified

Thursday, 15 January, 2026

Completeness

94

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