IJN · PG

Seta

Afloat

River gunboat, the name ship of the four. Harima, Aioi. She spent her life on the Yangtze, based at Changsha in 1937. On 6 June 1943 fighters killed fourteen of her men near Shasi, including the captain. The lists do not agree on his name. On 26 November 1944 one record says aircraft destroyed her. The other says she surrendered in 1945 and went to China as Chang Teh. Struck 30 September 1945.

Type	Gunboat (PG)
Builder	Harima, Aioi
Launched	1922-06-30
Commissioned	1923-10-06
Fate	Afloat. Name ship of the Seta class. One officer list files the type under Hira. Harima, Aioi. Registered 6 October 1923, shipped in sections, and reassembled at Shanghai. The reassembly is also given as 20 October 1923, or as 1923 or 1924. One movement record says American aircraft destroyed her on 26 November 1944. The officer list says she surrendered on 2 September 1945 and was handed to China as Chang The. The ship tables say Chang Teh. Struck 30 September 1945.
Command	Kishi, Yoshiyuki Captain from 11 June 1940; The officer list starts him on 1 June 1940; Relieved on 5 October 1940

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

Seta on the Yangtze, 1935 or 1936. Photograph in a Japanese warship photograph book, volume 9. Public domain.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

YKKishi, YoshiyukiCaptain from 11 June 1940The officer list starts him on 1 June 1940Relieved on 5 October 1940

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