Japanese gunboat Kotaka

Kotaka (小鷹) was a river gunboat of the Imperial Japanese Navy, part of the 11th Gunboat Sentai, that operated on the Yangtze River in China during the 1930s, and during the Second Sino-Japanese War. During World War II, the vessel was in use as a passenger ship and communications ship. The vessel was sunk on May 31, 1944.

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Kotaka.
History
Empire of Japan
NameKotaka
Namesakegeneral term of small accipitridae (example: Eurasian sparrowhawk)
Orderedfiscal year 1929
BuilderMitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tama shipyard
Cost246,561 JPY
Laid down2 September 1929
Launched4 December 1929
Completed11 January 1930
Stricken1944
HomeportShanghai
FateSunk by air raid on 31 May 1944
General characteristics
TypeRiver gunboat
Displacement
  • 50 tons standard
  • 60.668 long tons (62 t) normal condition
Length
  • 30.500 m (100 ft 0.8 in) oa
  • 30.000 m (98 ft 5.1 in) lpp
Beam4.900 m (16 ft 0.9 in) max
Draught0.640 m (2 ft 1.2 in)
Depth1.400 m (4 ft 7.1 in)
Propulsion2 × Niigata Iron Works diesels, 540 bhp
Speed15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Range1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Armament3 × Type 92 7.7 mm machine guns 1942: Reduced to 2 × Type 92 7.7 mm machine guns
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