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KIANG KUN river gunboat (1921/1946)

Kiang Kun 1946

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
錢坤 [Kiang Kun] (ex-鳴海 [Narumi], ex-Ermanno Carlotto)     Shanghai Dock   19.6.1918 2/1921 // 8.1945 deleted 1960s

 

Displacement normal, t

218

Displacement full, t

 

Length, m

48.8

Breadth, m

7.50

Draught, m

0.91

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers

Power, h. p.

1100

Max speed, kts

14

Fuel, t

oil 56
Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

2 x 1 - 76/40 3-shiki, 6 x 1 - 7.7/80

Complement

44

Project history: Italian river gunboat Ermanno Carlotto was scuttled by crew 9.9.1943 in Shanghai, salvaged by Japanese and entered service as Narumi 15.10.1943. In August, 1945 she was transferred by Allies to China.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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