Japanese sloop Hōshō

Hōshō (鳳翔, Flying Phoenix) was a screw sloop, originally built in the United Kingdom for Chōshū Domain in western Japan, and subsequently served in the early Imperial Japanese Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Hōshō.

Painting of Hōshō from 1895 book
History
Japan
NameHōshō
BuilderUnited Kingdom
Laid down1868
Launched1868
Completed1869
CommissionedJuly 4, 1871
Out of service1898
StrickenApril 19, 1906
FateScrapped April 9, 1907
General characteristics
Displacement321 long tons (326 t)
Length35.7 m (117 ft)
Beam7.37 m (24 ft 2 in)
Draught2.44 m (8 ft)
Propulsion
  • Reciprocating steam engine,
  • 110 ihp (82 kW)
Speed11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h)
Range810 tons charcoal
Complement65
Armament
  • 1 × 178 mm (7 in) muzzle-loading cannon (forward)
  • 1 × 140 mm (5.5 in) muzzle-loading cannon (aft)
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