Japanese gunboat Atago
 Atago at Kure, 1897
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name | Atago |
| Ordered | 1883 |
| Builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 17 July 1886 |
| Launched | 18 June 1887 |
| Commissioned | 2 March 1889 |
| Stricken | 15 June 1905 |
| Fate | grounded and sank 6 November 1904 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 614 long tons (624 t) |
| Length | 47.0 m (154.2 ft) |
| Beam | 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) reciprocating steam engine 2 shafts, 2 boilers 950 hp (710 kW) |
| Speed | 11.0 knots (12.7 mph; 20.4 km/h) |
| Range | 60 tons coal |
| Complement | 104 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) • 1 × 210 mm (8 in) guns • 1 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns • 2x 25 mm (0.98 in) Nordenfelt guns |
Service record
Operations:
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Battle of Weihaiwei
Boxer Rebellion
Siege of Port Arthur
Atago (愛宕) was an early steam gunboat, serving in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Navy. She was the third vessel to be completed in the four vessel Maya-class gunboat, and was named after Mount Atago in Kyoto.
History
Atago was a iron-ribbed, iron-sheathed, two-masted gunboat with a horizontal double expansion reciprocating steam engine with two boilers driving two screws. Atago was laid down at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on July 17, 1886 and launched on June 18, 1887. She was completed on March 2, 1889.
Atago saw combat service in the First Sino-Japanese War, patrolling between Korea, Dairen and played a role at the Battle of Weihaiwei.
On 21 March 1898, Atago was re-designated as a second-class gunboat, and was used for coastal survey and patrol duties. During the Boxer Rebellion, Atago was assigned to patrol off the Taku Forts.
During the Russo-Japanese War, Atago assisted in the Siege of Port Arthur. While on patrol outside Port Arthur on November 6, 1904 she ran aground on some rocks at position 38°24′N 120°55′E / 38.400°N 120.917°E, and sank.
She was removed the navy list on June 15, 1905.
References
- Corbett, Sir Julian. Maritime Operations In The Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905. (1994) Originally classified, and in two volumes, ISBN 1-55750-129-7
- Chesneau, Roger and Eugene M. Kolesnik (editors), All The World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905, Conway Maritime Press, 1979 reprinted 2002, ISBN 0-85177-133-5
- Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.
External links
- Nishida, Hiroshi. "Materials of IJN". Imperial Japanese Navy. Retrieved 2007-08-03.