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Monday 22 January 2018

Japanese river gunboat Futami 1929-1944, Taiwanese Yung An 1945-1949 and Chinese Zhu Jiang 1949-1960s


Part of the Atamai-class consisting of the Atami and Futami, preceded by the Seta. Built under the 1927 Fiscal Year, laid down by Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka, Japan on 25 June 1929, launched on 20 November 1929, completed on 28 February 1930, stricken on 30 September 1945, handed over to the Republic of China/Taiwan an renamed Yung An in 1946, captured by China on 30 November 1949, renamed Zhu Jiang and broken up in the 1960s.

Displacement 206 (design)-253 (actual)-tons and as dimensions 46,3 x 6,79 x 1,13 metres or 152 x 22.3 x 3,7 feet. Machinery consisted of 2 reciprocating vertical triple expansion steam engines with 2 Kampon boilers supplying 1.300hp allowing a speed of 16 knots and a range of 1.000 nautical miles and a speed of 54 knots. Crew numbered 54 men. Armament consisted of 1-8cm/3.1” /45 cal gun and 5-7,7mm machineguns.