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Japanese cruiser Hirado



IJN Hirado (平戸)　was the third vessel in the Chikuma class of 2nd class light cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Designed shortly after the Russo-Japanese War, it combined fairly heavy armament and displacement with newly-developed Curtis turbine engines, which gave it an incredible 26 knot speed.



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