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TORPEDO SHIPS
31-GO 2 class torpedo boats (1900 - 1901)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
第31水雷艇 - 第38水雷艇 [31-go - 38-go] 第44水雷艇 - 第49水雷艇 [44-go - 49-go] 第60水雷艇, 第61水雷艇 [60-go, 61-go] |
Schichau, Elbing, Germany // Kawasaki, Kobe: 31-go - 36-go Schichau, Elbing, Germany // Mitsubishi, Nagasaki: 37-go, 38-go Kawasaki, Kobe: 44-go - 49-go, 60-go, 61-go |
1900: 31-go - 38-go, 44-go - 49-go 1901: 60-go, 61-go |
33-go (11.11.1914), 34-go (27.5.1905), 35-go (27.5.1905), 47-go (23.9.1912), 48-go (12.5.1904) |
none |
1913: 31-go, 32-go, 36-go, 37-go, 44-go - 46-go 1915: 38-go, 49-go, 60-go, 61-go |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 89 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 39.0 pp |
| Breadth, m | 4.80 |
| Draught, m | 1.07 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 Schichau boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1200 |
| Max speed, kts | 24 |
| Fuel, t | coal 15 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2100(10) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 47/30 21/2pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 1 - 350 TT (bow), 2 x 1 - 350 TT |
| Complement | 20 |
Standard scale images
37-go 1910
Project history
Built under 1896-7 Programme under Schichau design. First batch was assembled from German-built kits in Japan, latter boats were built in Japan from imported materials.
Modernizations
odernizations: None.
Naval service
33-go was sunk on German mine in Kiachow Bay 11.11.1914. 34-go and 35-go were sunk by Russian ships at Tsushima 27.5.1905. 47-go foundered in typhoon 22-23.9.1912. 48-go was mined 12.5.1904 NE of Dalny Bay.
