Part of the Jingei-class consisting of the Jingei and Chogei. This class would originally to have a displacement of 14.500 tons which was decreased as a result of the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty.
Built under the 1923 Fiscal Year. Laid down by Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyards on 11 March 1924, launched on 24 March 1924, completed on 20 August 1924, modernized at Sasebo Naval Arsenal since November 1934 including adding new ballast tanks and big pumps, added to the Training Fleet being not capable to support the Kaidai-class submarines, stricken in 1945, used as reparation transport October 1945-15 August 1946 and broken up by Hitachi Shipbuilding Yards, Onomich between September 1946-August 1947.
Displacement 5.243 (standard)-7.801 (trial)-14.500 (originally planned) tons and as dimensions 123,00 (waterline)-125,40 (over all) x 16,21 x 6,28 metres or 403.7-411.5 x 53’2.4”x 20’7.4”feet. Machinery consisted o 2 Parson geared turbines and 5 Kampon coal/oil fired boilers supplying via 2 shafts 7.500 shp allowing a speed of 16 knots and with a speed of 14 knots a range of 10.400 nautical miles. Crew numbered 399 men. Able to transport 40 torpedoes and 1.700 tons fuel. Her armament consisted of 4-14cm/ cal 50 3rd Year Type naval guns, 2x8cm cal 40 3rd Year Type naval guns and 7,7mm machineguns. Between 1927-1942 she could carry a floatplane with her for which a derrick and deck were available. After the modernisation starting in 1934 was her displacement 6.340 (standard)-8,421 (trial) tons and as dimensions 123,47 (waterline) x 17,15 x 6,60 metres or 405.1 x 56.3 x 21.8 feet. Her armament then consisted of 4-14cm cal 50 3rd Year Type naval guns, 2-8cm cal 40 3rd Year Type naval guns, 2-2,5cm Type 96 anti aircraft guns and 4-1,3cm Type 93 anti aircraft guns.
