Japanese frigate Kaiyō Maru
Kaiyō Maru (開陽丸) was one of Japan's first modern warships, a frigate powered by both sails and steam. She was built in the Netherlands, and served in the Boshin War as part of the navy of the Tokugawa shogunate, and later as part of the navy of the Republic of Ezo. She was wrecked on 15 November 1868, off Esashi, Hokkaido, Japan.
Kaiyō Maru in 1867–1868 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Tokugawa Shogunate | |
| Name | Kaiyō Maru |
| Ordered | 1863 |
| Builder | C.Gips and Sons, Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| Laid down | August 1863 |
| Launched | 3 November 1865 |
| Commissioned | 10 September 1866 |
| Fate | Became part of navy of Ezo Republic 1868 |
| Ezo Republic | |
| Name | Kaiyō Maru |
| Acquired | 1868 |
| Fate | Wrecked 15 November 1868 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 2,590 long tons (2,632 t) |
| Length | 72.2 m (236 ft 11 in) o/a |
| Beam | 13.04 m (42 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 6.4 m (21 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion | Coal-fired auxiliary steam engine, 400 hp |
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| Speed | 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h) |
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