gunboat IJN Fushimi class gunboat

[aizenns 3,591]

伏見型砲艦

Fushimi class gunboat

Fushimi, July 1939, Osaka bay

 

History

Before World War 2, lots of countries build gunboats to patrol Chinese Yangtze river. Japanese build 11 gunboats, and 9 gunboats in active when start of Pacific war. Because of it the first naval battle of Pacific war is on Yangtze River.

Chinese river gunboats is as on-river consulate, so Japanese one have good communication radio, pure-white paint and Chrysanthemum emblem. This emblem is only for "Warship/ Gunkan" (軍艦), so Destroyers or smaller did not have it.

 

Fushimi class gunboat is Improved model of Atami class, and it become the last class of Japanese gunboat. This boat is the first Japanese gunboat that using turbine, and equip Magnetic compass. Also this boat have armor to prevent machine guns.

Japanese gunboats Nomenclature is Scenic spots.

Fushimi is known shrine with thousands of Torii, and Sumida river is known fireworks and Sakura.

 

 

Operations

■Fushimi

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September 15, 1938: Lay the keel at Fujinagata shipyards, Osaka.

March 26, 1939: Launch

August 8, 1939: Incorporated to 3rd fleet 11th Squadron

November 15, 1939: 1st Chinese dispatch fleet 11th Squadron

March 1, 1940: Incorporated to Middle reaches patrol unit, land Navy landing forces on 石灰窰. (Hubei Province)

April 1, 1941: Incorporated to Upper stream patrol unit. Patrol Hankou-Yueyang area.

June 18, 1941: Reach to Shanghai. in 21 entering a dock, 28 leave a dock.

August 11, 1941: Incorporated to 1st Chinese dispatch fleet.

December 19, 1941: Leave Hankou, support Army's operation.

December 30, 1941: Land Navy landing force to Chenglingji. Attack "Xīnhékǒu" (新河口).

January 15, 1942: Compared to Upper stream patrol unit. Patrol Hankou.

April 1, 1942: Compared to Middle stream patrol unit. Patrol 石灰窰 area.

July 3, 1942: Leave Hankou to escort Gunboat Sumida. July 7 reach to Jiangnan.

July 10, 1942: Entering a dock. 24 leave a dock. August 2 leave Shanghai to compared to Middle stream patrol unit. Patrol 石灰窰 area.

March 25, 1943: Compared to Shanghai patrol unit. Patrol Hankou area.

August 20, 1943: Compered to Yangtze special garrison. Reached to Shanghai to repair.

September 4, 1943: Compared to Lower stream patrol unit. Patrol Anqing area.

November 10, 1943: Compared to Upper stream patrol unit. Patrol and attack Dongting Lake area to base Hankou.

November 26, 1944: Aground by aircraft attack at Anqing.

After war: Captured by ROC navy and named 江鳳 (Jiangfeng?).

 

■Sumida

Spoiler

April 13, 1939: Lay the keel at Fujinagata shipyards, Osaka.

March 26, 1940: Launch

March 31, 1940: Incorporated to 3rd fleet 11th Squadron

June 13, 1940: Leave Kure. 14 Enter Sasebo, 16 leave Sasebo.

June 17, 1940: Reach Shanghai, July 1 compared to Lower stream patrol unit.

November 1, 1940: Compared to Middle stream patrol unit. Patrol Hankou area.

June 10, 1941: Reach to Shanghai. 11 entered a dock, 18 leave a dock.

June 31, 1941: Leave Shanghai. Patrol Hankou-石灰窰 area.

August 11, 1941: Compared to 1st Chinese dispatch fleet.

April 1, 1942: Compared to Upper stream patrol unit. Patrol Yueyang area.

June 22, 1942: Attacked by aircraft and damaged at Chenglingji. 12 crew killed.

September 7, 1942: Reached to Shanghai. 10 entered a dock, and 25 Leave a dock.

August 19, 1942: Leave Shanghai, compared to Lower stream patrol unit. Patrol Anqing area.

August 20, 1943: Compared to Yangtze special garrison.

August 20, 1943: Reached to Jiangnan to add armor.

September 1, 1943: Compared to Middle stream patrol unit. September 4 leave Jiangnan to patrol Hankou.

June 22, 1944: Attacked by aircraft at upper stream from Hankou. 8 crews include captain killed.

October 10, 1944: Compared to Chinese area fleet 1st gunboat group.

November 25, 1944: Attacked by aircraft at Anqing and get slightly damage.

January 1, 1945: Compared to Chinese area fleet 22nd gunboat group.

March 10, 1945: Compared to Chinese area fleet 21st gunboat group.

March 10, 1945: Patrol shanghai ~ Estuary of Yangtze area until end of the war.

After war: Captured by ROC navy and named Chianghsi (江犀).

1949: Surrender to PLA navy and named Fujiang (涪江)

1960s: Retired

 

In game

It have very shallow draft so it is easy to cruise boats battle area. It have three rudders, so it have good mobility.

Weapon is not enough for this size of hull, but twin 25mm machine gun with shield will very useful.

There are two boiler in Column and two engine in each side of hull.

 

Specification

Standard displacement		305 t
Trial displacement		350 t
Full length		50.3 m
Length between perpendiculars		48.50 m
Waterline length		50.00 m
Max width		9.80 m
Depth		2.25 m
Trial draft		1.20 m
Speed		17 kt
Cruise range		14 kt / 1400 miles
Fuel	Heavy oil		54 t
Boier	Ho-Go Kanpon mod,A		2
Steam pressure×temperature		20kg/cm2 × Saturation
Engine	Kampon HL-TDR		2
Axis × rotation per minutes		2 × 450 rpm
Axis horse power		2200 HP
Weapon	Short 8cm AA gun (76.2mm)			1
	Type 96, 25mm twin machine gun			1
	Lewies 7.7mm machine gun			2
Crew		61

Armor

• Bridge side: 5mm steel
• Bridge top board: 4mm steel
• Center waterline area: 5mm Ducol Steel (Ducol 63kg/mm2)
• AAgun and 25mm gun shield: 6mm steel

Modifications of weapon

• Add machine gun?

 

Photographs 

 

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Fushimi, July 1939, Osaka bay

 

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Sumida, March 31, 1940, Kizu River

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Early of 1942, Shanghai

Right: Sumida

Center: Fushimi

Left: Tatara (USS Wake)

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Fushimi, July 11, 1942. Repairing at Shanghai

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Fushimi class, paroling Dongting Lake.  Taken from Hira-class gunboat.

 

Blueprints of Fushimi, General outfit drawing

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Sources

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Specification and history

Society of Naval Architects of Japan (1977) "History of shipbuilding in showa era vol.1" Hara-Shobou publishers pp.564, 794-795

 

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Blueprint

Society of Naval Architects of Japan (1977) "Drawings of Imperial Japanese Navy Vessels" History of shipbuilding in showa era separate volume Hara-Shobou publishers

 

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Photographs and history, operations

Editorial department of magazine "Maru" (1990) "THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY vol9 Light Cruisers II / Gunboats" Kojin-sha publishers pp.214-216, 219-220, 248-50

 

 

Edited November 21, 2018 by aizenns

[Princess_Pinch 5,625]

Open for discussion. :3

 

[P8triot 3,894]

No offense, but it gives me the feeling of what a paddle boat would look like after Mad Max got his hands on it 

But I like the looks of it.

 

The deck is so low to the water, and with the shallow draft too, she might actually give people a spot of trouble so this may be fun to explore some asymmetrical tactics with  +1

[funkrockjock 30]

+1 I think this Would be a great tier I boat! 

[Milocat 4,857]

+1, this would be a fun river gunboat to see in the Japanese tree.

[Tasty95215 2,099]

On 08/11/2018 at 07:12, aizenns said:

Weapon: Short 8cm AA gun (76.2mm)

 

Is it this gun? http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNJAP_3-25_Short.php

[aizenns 3,591]

48 minutes ago, Tasty95215 said:

 

Is it this gun? http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNJAP_3-25_Short.php

Maybe yes, it is.

Edited July 22, 2019 by aizenns

[aizenns 3,591]

https://card.weibo.com/article/m/show/id/2309404122498319937061

Photos of 25 mm twin AA gun for gunboats! I think it will be very useful reference for modeling the ship.

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[aizenns 3,591]

Launching ceremony memorial postcard of Fushimi. Motif of illustration will be Fushimi Inari Shrine of Kyoto.

http://maikazejap.blog.jp/?p=4

[Fireraid233 4,274]

+1 looks interesting.

[BrentD15@psn 1,117]

We need more Japanese river gunboats that can compete with the German monsters.

+1

[OKAZAQI 166]

+1