Japanese Corvette Katsuragi (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles IJN Katsuragi was the lead ship in the Katsuragi-class corvette of three wooden, armed sloops of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was named for Mount Katsuragi located between Osaka and Nara prefectures. The name was used again for the World War II aircraft carrier Katsuragi. Although described by the rather ambiguous terms "gunboat" or "corvette," Katsuragi was designed as a three-masted bark-rigged sloop-of-war. Its basic design was based on experience gained in building Kaimon and the Hiei-class sloops, but was already somewhat obsolescent in comparison to contemporary European warships when completed.