 Jingei around 1882
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Jingei |
| Builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan |
| Laid down | 26 September 1873 |
| Launched | 4 September 1876 |
| Commissioned | 5 August 1881 |
| Stricken | 2 December 1903 |
| Fate | Sold 25 January 1909 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,465 long tons (1,489 t) |
| Length | 76.0 m (249 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 9.75 m (32 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 4.42 m (14 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | 2 masts |
| Speed | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
| Complement | 170 |
| Armament | 4 × 4.7 inch breech-loading cannon |
Jingei (迅鯨, Swift Whale) [1] was a wooden-hulled paddle steamer warship of the early Imperial Japanese Navy. Already obsolete by the time of its completion, it was used primarily as the Imperial yacht, and later as a training vessel.[2]
- ^ Nelson, Andrew N. (1967). Japanese–English Character Dictionary. Tuttle. ISBN 0-8048-0408-7. Page 872, 894
- ^ Chesneau, All the World’s Fighting Ships, p. 232.