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OSHIMA gunboat (1892)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 大島 [Oshima] | Onohama, Kobe | 8/1889 | 9/1891 | 3/1892 | collision 17.5.1904 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 640 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 53.7 pp |
| Breadth, m | 8.00 |
| Draught, m | 2.75 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1200 |
| Max speed, kts | 13 |
| Fuel, t | coal 140 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armour, mm | steel; deck: 30 |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 120/32 Five Lille, 5 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 1 x 5 - 11.4/94 |
| Complement | 130 |
Standard scale images
Oshima 1904
Project history
The Oshima was notable for being the first ship to be equipped with Japanese built VTE machinery. The steel-hulled vessel showed strong French influence in her design, with pronounced ram, and the guns being sited on the forecastle and poop and on sponsons amidships.
Modernizations
1890s: - 4 x 1 - 120/32; + 4 x 1 - 120/40 Armstrong R
Naval service
Oshima was heavily damaged 16.5.1904 in collision with gunboat Akagi in the fog NE of Port Arthur and foundered next day.
