Akatsuki 1904
Marker: recorded wreck position (Steam era).
Key facts
| Name | Akatsuki | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1904 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Steam era | derived from year |
| Ship type | destroyer | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Empire of Japan | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Imperial Japanese Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | Bo Hai | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | China | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 16 km from land |
| Position | 38.6333, 121.0833 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Akatsuki (暁, "Daybreak") was the lead ship of two Akatsuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 1900s. Akatsuki took part in the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), during which she participated in the Battle of Port Arthur in February 1904, then struck a mine and sank in May 1904.
Location
- Recorded position: 38.6333, 121.0833 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Bo Hai
- Nearest coast: China
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Japanese destroyer Akatsuki (1901) (revision 1381078797), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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