An item reported the launching in the presence of the Mikado with general staff at the naval arsenal at Okoska near Yokohama, Japan on 5 May of the Japanese gunboat Sei-Ki. She was the first gunboat there built, Designed by the French engineer Thibaudier. Dimensions 60 x 9.40 x 5 (hold) metres and a displacement of 840 tons. The armament consisted of 1-15 pivot Krupp gun and 3-12cm Krupp guns. Surface condensing engines supplying 700 ihp.