Torpedo boat tender (Japanese Navy)
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Torpedo boat tender (水雷母艦 Suirai Bokan) was a category of warships in Japanese Navy.
History
- 21 Mar 1898 - 28 Aug 1912
- Navy vessel > Fighting ship > Imperial warship > Torpedo boat tender
- 28 Aug 1912 - 1 Apr 1920
- The category was abolished.
- 1 Apr 1920 - 1 Dec 1923
- Navy vessel > Fighting ship > Imperial warship > Torpedo boat tender
- 1 Dec 1923
- The category was finally removed. New category Submarine depot ship was created at this time.
list of Torpedo boat tenders
| no | name | date of commission |
from | reason | to | reason | date of loss |
date of decommission |
note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyohashi | 1 Dec 1897 | 21 Mar 1898 | Category created | 28 Aug 1912 | Coast Defense ship second class | 1 Apr 1914 | ex-British SS Flintshire | ||
| Karasaki | 8 Mar 1906 | 8 Mar 1906 | Harbor service | 28 Aug 1912 | Coast Defense ship second class | 1 Apr 1939 | |||
| Karasaki | 8 Mar 1906 | 1 Apr 1920 | Coast Defense ship second class | 1 Dec 1924 | Submarine depot ship | 1 Apr 1939 | Second time | ||
| Komahashi | 16 Aug 1914 | 1 Apr 1920 | Coast Defense ship second class | 1 Dec 1924 | Submarine depot ship | 28 Jul 1945 | 30 Nov 1945 | ||
| Chiyoda | 1 Jan 1891 | 30 Apr 1921 | Coast Defense ship third class | 1 Apr 1922 | Auxiliary submarine depot craft | 1 Apr 1924 | |||
| Jingei | 20 Aug 1923 | 20 Aug 1923 | Completed | 1 Dec 1924 | Submarine depot ship | 10 Oct 1944 | 10 Nov 1944 | ||
| Chogei | 2 Aug 1924 | 2 Aug 1924 | Completed | 1 Dec 1924 | Submarine depot ship | 5 Oct 1945 |
