Chidori 1900
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 千鳥 [Chidori] | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre, France | 1899 | 1901 | 4.1901 | stricken 1919 | ||
| 隼 [Hayabusa] | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre, France | 1899 | 1899 | 4.1900 | stricken 1919 | ||
| 鵲 [Kasasagi] | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre, France | 1899 | 1900 | 11.1900 | stricken 1919 | ||
| 真鶴 [Manazuru] | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre, France | 1899 | 1900 | 11.1900 | stricken 1921 | ||
| 蒼鷹 [Aotaka] | Kure K K | 1902 | 2.1903 | 8.1903 | stricken 1922 | ||
| 鶉 [Uzura] | Kawasaki, Kobe | 2.1904 | 4.1904 | stricken 1923 | |||
| 橋鷹 [Hashitaka] | Kawasaki, Kobe | 12.1903 | 2.1904 | stricken 1923 | |||
| 鳩 [Hato] | Kure K K | 7.1903 | 10.1903 | stricken 1923 | |||
| 恭弥 [Hibari] | Kure K K | 10.1903 | 1.1904 | stricken 1923 | |||
| 鴎 [Kamome] | Kawasaki, Kobe | 4.1904 | 6.1904 | stricken 1923 | |||
| 雁 [Kari] | Kure K K | 14.3.1903 | 7.1903 | stricken 1922 | |||
| 雉 [Kiji] | Kure K K | 9/1902 | 5.11.1903 | 1.1904 | wrecked 31.3.1904 | ||
| 鴻 [Otori] | Kawasaki, Kobe | 4.1904 | 6.1904 | stricken 1923 | |||
| 鷺 [Sagi] | Kawasaki, Kobe | 12.1903 | 3.1904 | stricken 1923 | |||
| 燕 [Tsubame] | Kure K K | 8.1903 | 11.1903 | stricken 1922 | |||
| 雉 [Kiji] | Kure K K | 6/1904 | 18.4.1905 | 5.1905 | stricken 1923 |
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Displacement normal, t |
150 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
46.4 |
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Breadth, m |
4.90 |
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Draught, m |
1.50 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 Normand boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
4200 |
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Max speed, kts |
29 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 26 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2000(10) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 57/40 6pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 x 1 - 47/30 21/2pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 3 x 1 - 450 TT |
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Complement |
30 |
Project history: Built under drawings of French torpedo boat Cyclone: first 4 in France, remaining under licence in Japan. 4 French-built boats were re-assembled in Japan in 1900-1901. Built under 1896-97 and 1897-98 programs.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: First Kiji wrecked 31.3.1904 in southern part of Tsushima Strait.
Chidori
Many thanks to Alexandr Isaenko for the information about this class and granted photo.
© Ivan Gogin, 2008-18