Hashidate-class gunboat

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The Hashidate-class gunboat was a class of two Imperial Japanese Navy gunboats which served during World War II. The class consisted of two vessels, Hashidate and Uji. During World War II the number of their AA guns was increased and they were also equipped with depth charges.

Hashidate in Osaka Bay, June 1940
Class overview
NameHashidate class
Operators
Built1939-1941
In commission1940-1980s(?)
Completed2
Lost1
Scrapped1
General characteristics
TypeGunboat
Displacement1000 tons standard, 1110 tons full load
Length80.5 m (264 ft)
Beam9.7 m (32 ft)
Draught2.45 m (8 ft 0 in)
Propulsiongeared turbines, 2 shafts, 4600 shp
Speed19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Range3,460 nmi (6,410 km; 3,980 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement170
Armament

Construction and career

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Uji was transferred to the Republic of China in 1947 and renamed Chang Chi. Two years later she was captured by the People's Republic of China during the Chinese Civil War and renamed Nan Chang. The ship was stricken from the People's Liberation Army Navy in 1986.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ Dodson & Cant, p. 305

Bibliography

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  • Dodson, Aidan & Cant, Serena (2020). Spoils of War: The Fate of Enemy Fleets after Two World Wars. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-4198-1.
  • Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter; Mickel, Peter (1977). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.
  • Sturton, Ian (1980). "Japan". In Chesneau, Roger (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.