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THE NAVY
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Ships Belonging to the Different Clans.Continued.

Name. Type and
Rig.
Material. Length. Beam. Depth. Indicated
H. P.
Tonnage.


Kurume: Ken. Ken. Ken. Koku.
Yuhimaru
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
S.p.s. Iron 25 31/2 21/2 060 250
Genchomaru
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
Schooner Wood 0131/6 22/3 11/2 107
Shimpomaru
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
S.p.s. Wood 0185/6 31/3 21/3 100 100
Shofumaru
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Schooner Wood 0161/3 32/3 140
Ryokakumaru
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Schooner Wood 14 31/3 11/2 190
Shinjakumaru
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S.p.s. Iron 0071/2 11/6 10 008
Tsu:
Shimpumaru
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Schooner Wood 18 50 32/3
Shimpumaru
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S.p.s. Iron 26 35/6 080 250
Nagato:
Koshinmaru
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S.p.s. Iron
Jinjutsumaru
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S.p.s. Iron 300 448
Kigaimaru
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
Brig Wood 283
Heiinmaru
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S.p.s. Iron 0201/2 21/2 11/3 030 094
Teibomaru
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S.p.s.
Otsuchumaru
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S.p.s. Wood 0251/3 32/3 15/6 070 300
Akita: Fukukaimaru
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Schooner Wood
Nambu: Kounmaru
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Bark Wood 21 32/3 236
Matsuyama:
Kosaimaru
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Bark Wood 0171/2 32/3 30
Kofuyomaru
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S.p.s. Iron 0312/3 42/3 22/3 080 434
Kokora: Hiryumaru
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S.p.s. Wood 0261/2 50 236
Himeji:
Hayatorimaru
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Schooner Wood 15 450
Kinkamaru
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Schooner Wood 08 12/3 100
Shingomaru
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Schooner Wood 18 40 1,200,1
Shonai: Ryujinmaru
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Schooner Wood 0162/3 32/3 32/3
Tsugaru: Ansaimaru
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Bark Wood 0212/3 51/3 660
Tukuyama: Jumpumaru
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Schooner Wood 0185/6 41/6 40 800
Uwajima:
Temporoku
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S.p.s. Iron 22 35/6 30 060 243
Kaisanmaru
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Schooner Wood 15 35/6 11/2 131
Shozuimaru
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S.p.s. Iron 14 30 025 067
Matsuyama: Kaifumaru
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Schooner Wood 17 31/3 180
Ono (Doi): Onomaru
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Schooner Wood 18 40 30
Osie (Kato): Irohamaru
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S.p.s. Iron 30 30 20 045 160

Explanation.

  • P.w.s., paddle-wheel steamer.
  • S.p.s., screw-propelled steamer.
  • Ken, nearly 6 feet.
  • Koku, nearly 10 cubic feet.

Then came the war of the Restoration, and most of the ships of the Tokugawa Administration, except the ironclad Kotetsu (old Stonewall Jackson), led by Admiral Yenomoto (the Rebel Chief), fled to Yezo Island (Hokkaido) and fought a battle at Hakodate (before the Battle of Hakodate the rebels lost some of their best ships in storms, etc.), which resulted in the total destruction of the rebel fleet.

After the war of the Restoration the clans in possession of warships presented them to His Majesty’s new Government, and the Imperial navy was formed and organized in 1869–