Yaeyama 1892
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 八重山 [Yaeyama] | Yokosuka K K | 6.1887 | 3.1889 | 3.1892 | stricken 1906 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1584 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1609 |
|
Length, m |
96.9 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
10.5 |
|
Draught, m |
4.00 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 HTE, 6 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
5400 |
|
Max speed, kts |
20 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 350 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
5000(10) |
| Armour, mm | deck: 13 |
|
Armament |
3 x 1 - 120/32 SKL/35 C/86, 10 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 - 350 TT |
|
Complement |
215 |
Project history: Yaeyama was built to a design prepared by the French engineer M Bertin. The machinery was imported from Britain and was TE instead of the compound-type previously installed in Japanese warships.
Modernizations: 1902: reboilered with 8 Niclausse boilers, extra funnel was added.
Naval service: Yaeyama stranded 11.5.1902 near Nemoro, towed off 1.9.1902, repaired and reboilered. She was stricken in 1906 but later used for experiments with oil-fired boilers, BU in 1911.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014