Japanese gunboat Hashidate
 Hashidate in Osaka Bay, June 1940
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| History | |
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 Japan | |
| Name | Hashidate |
| Namesake | Japanese cruiser Hashidate |
| Ordered | 1937 |
| Builder | Osaka Iron Works |
| Laid down | February 20, 1939 |
| Launched | December 23, 1939 |
| Completed | June 30, 1940 |
| Stricken | July 10, 1944 |
| Fate | Sunk by USS Picuda, May 22, 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gunboat |
| Displacement | 993 long tons (1,009 t) |
| Length | 78.5 m (258 ft) |
| Beam | 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 2.45 m (8 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion | >4,600 hp (3,400 kW) geared turbine |
| Speed | 19.5 knots (22.4 mph; 36.1 km/h) |
| Range | 2,500 nmi / 14 kn |
| Complement | 158 |
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Hashidate (橋立, Standing Bridge) was the
, that operated in China during the 1940s.History
Hashidate was authorized under the
Osaka Iron Works on February 20, 1939 and launched on December 23, 1939, and was commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy as on June 30, 1940.[1]
She was intended initially for support of combat operations by the
Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Guns were added, along with depth charges
in 1944.
On May 22, 1944, she was torpedoed by USS Picuda (SS-382) in the South China Sea off Pratas Island while towing the crippled merchant passenger/cargo ship Tsukuba Maru at position 21°08′N 117°20′E / 21.133°N 117.333°E.[1][2]
Notes
- ^ a b c Nevitt, Allyn D. (1997). "IJN Hashidate: Tabular Record of Movement". Combinedfleet.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020.
- ISBN 1-55750-914-X.
References
- Brown, David (1990). Warship Losses of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-914-X.
- Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN 978-0-87021-893-4.
- Sturton, Ian (1980). "Japan". In Chesneau, Roger (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
External links
- Nevitt, Allyn D. (1997). "IJN Hashidate: Tabular Record of Movement". Combinedfleet.com.
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 Republic of China Navy People's Liberation Army Navy |
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