Mikasa

Compared to other battleships ordered under the 1896 program, Mikasa had enhanced casemate armor for her secondary armament. The ship was Admiral Togo's flagship during the Russo-Japanese War; she also participated in the Battle of the Yellow Sea and Tsushima. By the beginning of World War I, Mikasa had become obsolete, but she was still listed as part of the fleet—first as a battleship, then as a coastal defense ship. Between 1926 and 1945, the ship served as a museum before being abandoned and partially scrapped. Later, she was restored and installed as a monument on the shore.