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Thursday 18 January 2018

Japanese river gunboat Atami 1928-1945, Taiwanese Yong Pin 1945-1949 and Chinese Wuu 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 Mitsui Shipyards, Tama, Japan on 6 November 1928, laid down on 30 March 1929, completed on 30 June 1929, decommissioned on 30 September 1945, handed over to the Republic of China/Taiwan an renamed Yong Ping in 1946, captured by China on 30 November 1949, renamed Wu Jiang and broken up in the 1960s.

Displacement  249 tons and as dimensions 45,90 (over all) x 5,56 x 1,1 metres or 150.7 x 17.4 x 3.7 feet. Machinery consisted geared turbines with  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, 5-Lewis machineguns and since 1941 1-Hotchkiss M1929 anti aircraft machine gun.