IJN · PG

Hozu

Sunk

River gunboat, named for the Hozu River, third of the Seta class. Mitsubishi, Kobe. She spent her life on the Yangtze. In 1937 she fired on positions at Shanghai and, on 13 December, at Xiaguan as Japanese troops entered Nanjing. Mitsuharu Ueda had her that year. Sunk near Anking in late 1944. The day is 26 November in one account and 5 December in the other. Struck 10 May 1945.

Type	Gunboat (PG)
Builder	Mitsubishi, Kobe
Launched	1923-04-09
Commissioned	1923-12-01
Fate	Sunk. Seta-class river gunboat. The launch is also given as 19 April 1922, and completion in Japan as 7 November 1923. Shipped in sections and reassembled for the Yangtze. Sunk near Anking. One account says 26 November 1944, by Chinese aircraft, at 30°30′N, 117°00′E. Another says 5 December 1944, aground with Hira. Wreck scrapped in 1945. Struck 10 May 1945.
Command	Ueda, Mitsuharu Captain from 1 March 1937; In command for the Shanghai and Nanjing fighting that year; Relieved on 1 March 1938 Ohashi, Kyozo Captain from 1 March 1938; Relieved on 15 November 1938 Kawano, Yasushi Captain from 15 November 1938; Relieved on 15 October 1940

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

Hozu alongside on the Huangpu, about 1935. Imperial Japanese Navy photograph, from a Japanese warship photograph collection. Public domain.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

MUUeda, MitsuharuCaptain from 1 March 1937In command for the Shanghai and Nanjing fighting that yearRelieved on 1 March 1938 KOOhashi, KyozoCaptain from 1 March 1938Relieved on 15 November 1938 YKKawano, YasushiCaptain from 15 November 1938Relieved on 15 October 1940

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