Japanese gunboat Saga
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 IJN gunboat SAGA in 1915
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| History | |
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| Name | Saga |
| Ordered | 1911 |
| Builder | Sasebo Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 7 January 1912 |
| Launched | 27 September 1912 |
| Commissioned | 18 November 1912 |
| Out of service | Sunk 22 January 1945 |
| Stricken | 20 March 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gunboat |
| Displacement | 785 tons normal, 885 tons full load |
| Length | 64 m |
| Beam | 8.99 m |
| Draught | 2.31 m mean |
| Propulsion | 2-shaft reciprocating engine, 1600 hp |
| Speed | 15 knots |
| Complement | 98 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) • 1 × 120 mm (4.7 in)/45 cal. guns • 3 × 76 mm (3.0 in)/ 40 cal. guns • 3 × machine guns |
Saga was a gunboat of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
She participated in the Battle of Hong Kong, where she was based afterwards. She was sunk by a sea mine on 26 September 1943, then re-floated for repair back in Hong Kong, where she was sunk again on 22 January 1945 by American airplanes and was struck afterwards.