Japanese Gunboat Akagi
Akagi (赤城?) was an early steam gunboat, serving in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Navy. She was the fourth and final vessel to be completed in the four-vessel Maya-class gunboat, and was named after Mount Akagi in Gunma Prefecture.
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