Exhibit: October 2023
Name of Model: IJN Mikasa 1904
Modeler’s Name: Jay McKeown
Period Ship Sailed: 1890 – 1905
Type of Model: 1/350 Hasegawa kit
Build Time: 5 months
Scale: 1:350

Description of build: Lionroar upgrade kit

Ship’s History: She was laid down by Vickers at the Barrow in Furness shipyard on January 24th, 1899 and completed in March 1, 1902. She was transferred to the Japanese fleet on the 13th of March. She was 432 feet long and displaced 15,000 tons, and could reach speeds of 18 knots. She was protected by four 12” main guns in two turrets and fourteen 6” secondary armament. She was the flagship of the Japanese Navy during the Battle of Tsushima (Incheon Bay). Her claim to fame is that on the night of the ensuing battle against the Imperial Russian Navy, she gave the order to attack over a wireless radio network – the first military orders sent over the airwaves in military history.