Japanese corvette Amagi

Amagi in 1897
History
Empire of Japan
NameAmagi
Ordered1875 Fiscal Year
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan
Laid down9 September 1875
Launched13 March 1877
Commissioned4 April 1878
Stricken14 June 1905
FateSold 24 November 1908
General characteristics
TypeSloop
Displacement926 long tons (941 t)
Length62.17 m (204 ft 0 in)
Beam10.89 m (35 ft 9 in)
Draft4.63 m (15 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
  • horizontally-mounted reciprocating steam engine 720 hp (540 kW)
  • 2 boilers, 1 shaft
Sail planbark-rigged sloop
Speed11.5 knots (13.2 mph; 21.3 km/h)
Range150 tons coal
Complement159
Armament
  • 1 × 6.7 in (170 mm) Krupp breech-loading gun
  • 4 × 4.7 in (120 mm) breech-loading guns
  • 3 × 3.1 in (79 mm) breech-loading guns
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) triple Nordenfelt gun

Amagi (天城, Heavenly Castle) was a screw sloop in the early Imperial Japanese Navy, and was the third vessel built by the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal after its acquisition by the Meiji government. When built, Amagi was the largest warship yet produced domestically in Japan. Amagi was named after the Mount Amagi, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.