 Ataka in 1922 | |
| History | |
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 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Ataka |
| Builder | Yokohama Dock Co. |
| Laid down | 15 August 1921 |
| Launched | 11 April 1922 |
| Completed | 12 August 1922 |
| Stricken | 3 May 1947 |
| Fate | Ceded to the Republic of China as awar prize, 17 September 1945 |
 Republic of China | |
| Name | Andong |
| Namesake | Andong |
| Acquired | 17 September 1945 |
| Fate | Defected to thePeople's Liberation Army Navy 27 April 1949 |
 People's Republic of China | |
| Acquired | 27 April 1949 |
| Fate | Sunk 23 September 1949 by Chinese Nationalist Aircraft |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 67.67 m (222 ft 0 in)o/a |
| Beam | 9.75 m (32 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) |
| Installed power | 1,700 shp (1,300 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 118 |
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Ataka (安宅) was ariver gunboat of theImperial Japanese Navy that operated on theYangtze River in China during the 1930s, and during theSecond Sino-Japanese War.
On 20 May 1933Ataka was incorporated into the3rd Fleet, as flagship of the 11th GunboatSentai. She was supplanted by theYaeyama as flagship in 1937.
Based in Shanghai during theSecond Sino-Japanese War, Ataka was transferred to theRepublic of China Navy after the war. She defected to thePeople's Liberation Army Navy in 1949, and was sunk inWuhu by Nationalist aircraft on 23 September the same year.[1]
 Imperial Japanese Navy |
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 Republic of China Navy People's Liberation Army Navy |
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