Japanese Gunboats

Vessel	Dimensions	Displacement	Machinery	Speed	Armament	Crew
TATARA (Ex-USS WAKE (PR-3)	159'5'' x 27' x 5'3''	370 tons	2 x 3 cylinder reciprocating steam engines, 2 boilers, 2 shafts.	12.5 knots	2 x 80 mm gun, 13-25 mm AA	70
KARATSU (Ex-USS LUZON (PR-7)	210'9" x 31'0" x 6'0"	560 tons	2 x 3 cylinder reciprocating steam engines, 2 boilers, 2 shafts.	16 knots	2 x 80 mm, 10 mgs	83

Ex-American Vessels in IJN Service as Gunboats

(Gunboat IJN HOZU by Takeshi Yuki scanned from "Color Paintings of Japanese Warships")

© 2007 Bob Hackett, Sander Kingsepp and Peter Cundall

Vessel Dimensions Displacement Machinery Speed Armament Crew
TATARA
(Ex-USS
WAKE
(PR-3) 159'5'' x 27' x 5'3'' 370 tons 2 x 3 cylinder reciprocating steam engines, 2 boilers, 2 shafts. 12.5 knots 2 x 80 mm gun, 13-25 mm AA 70
KARATSU
(Ex-USS
LUZON
(PR-7) 210'9" x 31'0" x 6'0" 560 tons 2 x 3 cylinder reciprocating steam engines, 2 boilers, 2 shafts. 16 knots 2 x 80 mm, 10 mgs 83