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| Tonnage | 785 tons fully loaded |
| Dimensions | 208'8" by 29'6" by 7'3" 63.60m by 8.99m by 2.21m |
| Maximum speed | 15 knots |
| Complement | 98 |
| Armament | 1 4.7"/45
dual-purpose gun 3 3"/40 AA guns 3 machine guns |
| Machinery |
2-shaft reciprocating (1600 shp) 2 boilers |
| Bunkerage | 90 tons fuel oil 190 tons coal |
The Saga was
completed in 1912 at Sasebo
Navy Yard and was long obsolete
by the time the Pacific War started. She
was at Canton
when war broke out, and was sunk by aircraft on 22
January 1945 at Hong Kong.
References
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
Materials of IJN (accessed 2009-12-25)
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