Kasuga Maru gave Togo a practical education at sea despite its limited combat power. He learned shipboard operations, engine work, and naval warfare beyond the narrower task of firing a cannon. These everyday professional skills laid the foundations of the career that eventually led to senior command. The value of his early service lay in those skills, while the ship's combat power was secondary.
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Kasuga Maru teaches Togo how a warship works
Togo's early sea service taught him ship operation and engine work as well as gunnery, laying practical foundations for his later command career.