Fushimi 1941
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 伏見 <Fushimi> | Fujinagata, Osaka | 7/1938 | 26/3/1939 | 7/1939 | surrendered 8/1945, to China 8/1945 (Kiang Hsi) | |
| 隅田 <Sumida> | Fujinagata, Osaka | 4/1939 | 30/10/1939 | 5/1940 | surrendered 8/1945, to China 8/1945 (Nan Chang) |
|
Displacement standard, t |
304 |
|
Displacement full, t |
368 |
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Length, m |
48.5 pp 50.0 wl 50.3 oa |
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Breadth, m |
9.78 |
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Draught, m |
1.26 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
geared steam turbines, 2 Kampon boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2200 |
|
Max speed, kts |
17 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1500(14) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/23 41-shiki, 1 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 2 x 1 - 7.7/80 |
|
Complement |
64 |
Ship project history: River gunboats of Fushimi class were intended for service on Chinese rivers. They had turbines instead of traditional steam engine, and number of funnels was shrank from two to one.
Fushimi and Sumida were built under 3rd Supplementary program of 1937. Under the 1942 program two more gunboats of this class were provided (Nos 868 and 869), but they were never laid down.
Modernizations: 1942 - 1943, both: - 1 x 1 - 76/23, 2 x 1 - 7.7/80; + 1 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 3 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki
1945, both: disarmed
Naval service: In 1945 both gunboats transferred their guns to coastal batteries.
Fushimi was sunk by Chinese aircraft 25/11/1944, subsequently raised and commissioned again.
In 1945 China received Fushimi and Sumida.
Sumida
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