Japanese corvette Musashi
Musashi circa 1897 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Musashi |
| Ordered | 1883 Fiscal Year |
| Builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan |
| Laid down | 1 October 1884 |
| Launched | 30 March 1886 |
| Commissioned | 9 February 1887 |
| Stricken | 1 April 1928 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1935 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Katsuragi-class corvette |
| Displacement | 1,476 long tons (1,500 t) |
| Length | 62.78 m (206 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 10.7 m (35 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power | 1,622 ihp (1,210 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Barque-rigged sloop |
| Speed | 13 knots (15 mph; 24 km/h) |
| Capacity | 132 t (146 short tons) coal |
| Complement | 231 |
| Armament |
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Musashi (武蔵) was the third and final vessel in the Katsuragi class of composite hulled, sail-and-steam corvettes of the early Imperial Japanese Navy. It was named for Musashi province, a former province of Japan located in the Kantō region. The name was used again for the more famous World War II battleship Musashi.