Atago at Kure, 1897 |
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| Career (Japan) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Atago |
| Ordered: | 1883 |
| Builder: | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down: | 17 July 1886 |
| Launched: | 18 June 1887 |
| Commissioned: | 2 March 1889 |
| Struck: | 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: | 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: | • 1 × 210 mm (8 in) guns • 1 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns • 2x 25 mm (0.98 in) Nordenfelt guns |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Operations: | 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.
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 , and sank.
She was removed the navy list on June 15, 1905.
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