Seta 1941
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 勢多 <Seta> | Harima Zosen / Tunghwa SB, Shanghai, China | 4/1922 | 30/6/1922 | 10/1923 | surrendered 8/1945, to China 8/1945 (Chang Teh) | |
| 堅田 <Kataka> | Harima Zosen / Tunghwa SB, Shanghai, China | 4/1922 | 16/7/1922 | 10/1923 | surrendered 8/1945, BU 1946 | |
| 比良 <Hira> | Mitsubishi, Kobe / Yangtze Eng. Co, Hankow, China | 8/1921 | 14/3/1923 | 8/1923 | damaged 26/11/1944, never repaired | |
| 保津 <Hozu> | Mitsubishi, Kobe / Yangtze Eng. Co, Hankow, China | 8/1921 | 9/4/1923 | 11/1923 | damaged 26/11/1944, never repaired |
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Displacement normal, t |
338 |
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Displacement full, t |
400 |
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Length, m |
54.9 pp 56.1 oa |
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Breadth, m |
8.23 |
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Draught, m |
1.02 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2-cyl compound VE, 2 Kampon boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2100 |
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Max speed, kts |
16 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 74 + oil 25 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1750(10) |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 76/40 3-shiki, 6 x 1 - 7.7/80 |
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Complement |
62 |
Ship project history: River gunboats of Seta class were intended for service on Chinese rivers. Ships had similar characteristics and outwardly resembled predeccessors.
Seta class ships were built under the 1921-1928 program.
Modernizations: 1940, all: - 2 x 1 - 76/40, 6 x 1 - 7.7/80; + 2 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 6 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki
1945, both survived: - 6 x 1 - 25/60; + 5 x 1 - 13.2/76
Naval service: In 1945 both survived gunboats transferred their guns to coastal batteries.
Hozu was sunk on shallow water 26/11/1944 by Chinese aircraft. Hira was hard damaged 26/11/1944 by Chinese aircraft, not repaired and in spring 1945 handed over on demolition. Kataka was hard damaged 18/12/1944 by American aircraft, again damaged 2/4/1945, after war transferred to China, but never entered service.
In 1945 China received Seta.
Seta 1936
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