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Sunday, 5 November 2023

Communist Chinese gunboat An Tung (1921) 1945-1970s

Built under the 1920-1928 Fleet Construction Programme Ex-Nakoso renamed 1921-Ataka. Laid down as by Yokohama Co., Japan in August 1921, launched on 11 April 1922, completed in August 1923, surrended as Ataka to the Allies in August 1945 at Shanghai or Singapore, China, handed over to China, captured by Communist China in 1949 and stricken in the 1970s. Displacement 727-1,094 (full load) tons, dimensions 67.1 (between perpendiculars)-71.7 (over all) x 9.78 x 2.26 metres.Around 1958 an armament of 2-3” guns, 5-2.5cm guns and 6 machine guns. 

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