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Training ships on the River Thames, Famous connections

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Statuette of the Admiral of the Fleet Count Heihachiro Togo of Japan (1874-1934).
© National Maritime Museum, London
Repro ID: D4473
Description: Admiral Count Togo, Imperial Japanese Navy OM, was a 'Worcester' Cadet in 1873-4 and later commanded the victorious Japanese Fleet in the Battle of Tsushima, 1905, against the Russians. He represented the Emperor of Japan at the Coronation of King George V in 1911 and took the opportunity of revisiting his former training ship at Greenhithe.
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1874-1934
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London
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