Japanese warship Fujiyama
Fujiyama (富士山) was a Japanese steam frigate acquired by the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period immediately prior to the Meiji Restoration. She was built in New York City, United States, in 1864.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Japan | |
| Name | Fujiyama |
| Namesake | Mount Fuji |
| Ordered | 1862 |
| Launched | 1864 |
| Acquired | 7 December 1866 (by Tokugawa Navy) |
| Commissioned | 28 April 1869 (by IJN) |
| Decommissioned | 10 May 1889 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, August 1896 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steam frigate |
| Displacement | 1,000 long tons (1,016 t) |
| Length | 63 m (206 ft 8 in) w/l |
| Beam | 10.3 m (33 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 3.27 m (10 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | 350 hp (261 kW) steam engine |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 134 |
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