IJN · PG
DamagedRiver gunboat, named for the shrine at Katata. The officer list spells her Kataka. Harima, Aioi. She spent her life on the Yangtze, based at Shanghai in 1937. Tatsuji Matsuzaki had her until July 1943, then Fujinami. American aircraft damaged her near Kiukiang in December 1944 and again at Shanghai on 2 April 1945. She was still there, unable to move, when the war ended. Struck 3 May 1947.
| Type | Gunboat (PG) |
|---|---|
| Builder | Harima, Aioi |
| Launched | 1922-07-16 |
| Commissioned | 1923-10-20 |
| Fate | Damaged. Seta-class river gunboat. The officer list spells her Kataka. Also written Katada. Harima, Aioi. Launched 16 July 1922, reassembled at Shanghai from 25 January 1923, completed 20 October 1923. Damaged by American aircraft near Kiukiang on 12 December 1944, at 29°35′N, 116°10′E. One account says 18 December. Damaged again at Shanghai on 2 April 1945. Still there, and unable to move, at the surrender. Struck 3 May 1947. Scrap is also given as 1946 and as 1945. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Katata alongside on the Huangpu, about 1935. The officer list spells her Kataka. Imperial Japanese Navy photograph. Public domain.
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