Japanese warship Chōyō Maru
Chōyō Maru in 1868 painting | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Chōyō Maru |
| Builder | C.Gips & Sons, Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| Laid down | 1849 |
| Launched | 1850 |
| Acquired | January 15, 1850 |
| Stricken | May 11, 1869 |
| Fate | Sunk in combat |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bali-class sloop |
| Type | Steam corvette |
| Displacement | 600 t (591 long tons) |
| Length | 49 m (160 ft 9 in) o/a |
| Beam | 7.27 m (23 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | Coal-fired steam engine, 100 hp (75 kW) |
| Sail plan | 3-masted schooner rig |
| Speed | 6 knots (6.9 mph; 11 km/h) |
| Armament | 12 cannon |
Chōyō Maru (朝陽, Morning Sunshine) was an early sail and screw-driven steam corvette. She was ordered by the Tokugawa shogunate ruling Japan during the Bakumatsu period from the Netherlands and served as a training vessel, and subsequently served with the nascent Imperial Japanese Navy during the Boshin War. She was lost in combat during the Naval Battle of Hakodate Bay.