Japanese corvette Tenryū

, except slightly larger in displacement and with slightly heavier weaponry. As with the "Kaimon", construction took much longer than initially anticipated, and it required over seven years to complete. However, even after launching, numerous issues needed to be addressed, including a problem with stability that required the addition of bulges to the hull.

"Tenryū" saw combat service in the First Sino-Japanese War, at the Battle of Lushunkou and subsequently at the Battle of Yalu River (1894). After the war, "Tenryū" was designated a second-class gunboat, and was used for coastal patrol duties. It caught fire on November 1897, and required extensive repairs.

During the Russo-Japanese War, "Tenryū" was based as a guard ship at Kobe port. After the war, it was transferred to Maizuru, where it served as a training vessel. "Tenryū" was retired on 21 December 1911, and scrapped in 1912.

References

*Chesneau, Roger and Eugene M. Kolesnik (editors), "All The World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905", Conway Maritime Press, 1979 reprinted 2002, ISBN 0-85177-133-5
*Jentsura, Hansgeorg. Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945. Naval Institute Press (1976). ISBN 087021893X

External links

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