Hashidate in Osaka Bay, June 1940
Class overview
Name	Hashidate class
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy  Republic of China Navy  People's Liberation Army Navy
Built	1939-1941
In commission	1940-1980s(?)
Completed	2
Lost	1
Scrapped	1
General characteristics
Type	Gunboat
Displacement	1000 tons standard, 1110 tons full load
Length	80.5 m (264 ft)
Beam	9.7 m (32 ft)
Draught	2.45 m (8 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	geared turbines, 2 shafts, 4600 shp
Speed	19.5knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Range	3,460 nmi (6,410 km; 3,980 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	170
Armament	1 × twin, 1 × single120 mm (4.7 in) gun 2 × single25 mm (1 in)AA guns

TheHashidate-class gunboat was a class of twoImperial Japanese Navy gunboats which served during World War II. The class consisted of two vessels,Hashidate andUji. During World War II the number of their AA guns was increased and they were also equipped with depth charges.

Uji was transferred to theRepublic of China in 1947 and renamedChang Chi. Two years later she was captured by the People's Republic of China during the Chinese Civil War and renamedNan Chang. The ship was stricken from thePeople's Liberation Army Navy in 1986.^[1]

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• Hashidate-class gunboats
• Gunboat classes

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