Japanese gunboat Teibō No. 2

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Teibō

The Japanese warship Teibō No. 2 (第二丁卯, Daini Teibō) was a ship of governmental forces during the

Boshin war
.

She was originally built in England and acquired by the fief of Chōshū in western Japan, before being remitted to the new Imperial government in 1868.[1]

She rated 125 tons, had a 60 hp engine and was armed with 5 cannons.

Notes

  1. ^ Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 113

Bibliography

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