Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Yokosuka Shipyard & the 110th Anniversary of the Battle of Tsushima.
Special Exhibition 《The Battle of Tsushima and Yokosuka Shipyard》
Dates: From Sat. May 2 to Mon. Nov. 30, 2015.
Venue: Memorial Ship MIKASA (Entrance Fee 600yen. Free of charge for Junior-high school student and younger.)
Exhibition Contents:
1. Yokosuka Shipyard
– Uenosuke Oguri and Yokosuka
– Francois Leonce Verny and Yokosuka
– Yokosuka Shipyard
– Yokosuka Shipyard and Tomioka-seishijo
2. The Battle of Tsushima
– The Russo-Japanese War
– The Battle of the Yalu River
– Comparison: Japanese and Russian armaments
– Cause of Japan’s victory
3. The Battle of Tsushima and Yokosuka Shipyard
– Scramble for Yokosuka Shipyard
– Roles of Naval Arsenals during Russo-Japanese War
– Development of Weapons in Arsenals
– Shipbuilding and Repairing in Yokosuka
– Heihachiro Togo’s Appreciation to Tadamasa Oguri
For more details: http://www.kinenkan-mikasa.or.jp/2015_event/soj-ysteel.pdf