Japanese gunboat Uji (1903)
Japanese gunboat Uji off Kure, 1901 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Uji |
| Ordered | 1901 |
| Builder | Kure Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | September 1903 |
| Launched | 11 August 1903 |
| Commissioned | 11 August 1904 |
| Stricken | 1 April 1936 |
| Fate | Scrapped 25 August 1936 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gunboat |
| Displacement | 620 long tons (630 t) |
| Length | 57.8 m (190 ft) |
| Beam | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13.0 knots (15.0 mph; 24.1 km/h) |
| Range | 156 tons coal |
| Complement | 80 |
| Armament |
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Uji (宇治) was an early steam gunboat, serving in the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was named after the city of Uji in Kyoto prefecture. She should not be confused with the later World War II period Hashidate-class Uji with the same name