Tsao-kiang
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| File:IJN gunboat SOKOU in 1897.jpg IJN gunboat Soko in 1897 | |
| Career (China) | Beiyang Navy Ensign |
|---|---|
| Name: | Tsao Kiang |
| Launched: | 1876 |
| Fate: | Captured by Japan 27 July 1894 |
| Career (Japan) | Japanese Navy Ensign |
| Name: | Soko |
| Acquired: | 27 July 1894 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1910 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 572 long tons (581 t) |
Tsao Kiang was a 572 ton gunboat, launched in 1876 at Shanghai. It was captured by the Japanese cruiser Akitsushima on 27 July 1894 during the Battle of Pungdo and was renamed Soko; it was scrapped at around 1910.
References
- Wright, Richard N. J., The Chinese Steam Navy 1862-1945, Chatham Publishing, London, 2000, ISBN 1-86176-144-9
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