Mogami 1908
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 最上 <Mogami> | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | 3/3/1907 | 25/3/1908 | 16/9/1908 | stricken 1928 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1350 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
91.4 pp 96.3 oa |
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Breadth, m |
9.80 |
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Draught, m |
3.00 |
|
No of shafts |
3 |
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Machinery |
Parsons steam turbines, 6 Miyabara boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
8000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
23 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 340 + oil 76 |
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Armour, mm |
deck: 63, CT: 51 |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 120/40 EOC, 4 x 1 - 76/40 EOC N / Vickers Z, 1 x 1 - 6.5/115, 2 x 1 - 450 TT |
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Complement |
180 |
Ship project history: 1st class gunboat, till 1912 was classified as cruiser. First turbine and first triple-screw ship of Japanese Navy. On a plan she should serve at squadron as dispatch vessel, but prompt development of a radiocommunication has quickly brought her value to nothing.
Ship protection: Main 63mm deck had 63mm slopes and protected machinery only.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Being reclassified to a gunboat, Mogami served till 1928 and has been handed over on demolition in 1931.
Mogami
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