Kaimon corvette




Displacement1358t normal
Length64.68m pp
Width10.8m
Draught5.2m
Machinery1-shaft recipro, 4 boilers, 1267ihp
Fuelcoal 256t
Speed12kt
Armament1-17cm gun, 6-12cm gun, 1-8cm gun, 4-quadrupple Nordenfeld MG,
1-11.5mm quadrupple Nordenfeld MG
Complement210



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
KaimonFY1877Yokosuka NYd1877. 81882. 91884. 8.131898. 3.21 CD3
1904. 7. 5 sunk
(mined, off Port Arthur)
[38.50N, 121.50E]
1905. 5.21 disc



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