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Chihaya

IJN Chihaya

Survived

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeDispatch vessel
WarRusso-Japanese War
Main guns2 × 4.7″ guns

Fast dispatch vessel (aviso). Present at Chemulpo Bay.

IJN despatch vessel CHIHAYA at Maizuru Naval Base. Photo: unknown. probably official., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I–IVs
  • 4 × QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss guns
  • 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal
Laid down7 May 1898
Launched26 May 1900
Displacement1,238 long tons (1,258 t)
Length83.19 m (272.9 ft)
Speed21 knots (24 mph; 39 km/h)
Complement125

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

26 May 1900

9 February 1904

Fate

Survived

Scrapped 25 July 1939