KIS Yangmu

KIS Yangmu (양무호,揚武號) was the first battleship of the Korean Empire Armed Forces. This ship was built by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co and named "SS Pallas". This ship launched on 1881 and used in Clark George Ltd, Sunderland. In 1893, this ship sold to the Japan's Mitsui Corporation, and Named "Kachidate Maru".[1][2] Next 1903, Japan's It was purchased by the Korean empire from Mitsui Corporation with 1,100,000 Korean Won, or 550,000 Japanese Yen. This was about 30% of the total military budget of the Korean Empire. The battleship, however, was not as efficient as it looked because its previous use as a cargo ship. For the reasons above, another battleship was ordered to be constructed for a more efficient battleship- the KIS Guangjae.

'The Korean Imperial Ship, Yangmu.'
History
Name:	KIS Yangmu
Builder:	Sir Raylton Dixon & Co
Cost:	圓 1,100,000
Launched:	1881
Completed:	1881
Commissioned:	April 15, 1903
Decommissioned:	1907
Fate:	Selected by Japanese Imperial Navy to be used as practical exercise for new sailors during the Russo-Japanese War.
General characteristics (as completed)
Displacement:	3,432 long tons (3,487 t) (normal load)
Length:	105 m (344.5 ft)
Beam:	12.5 m (41.0 ft)
Draught:	4.2 m (13.8 ft), 7.3 m (24.0 ft) deep load
Installed power:	1,750 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion:	steam
Speed:	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Complement:	72
Armament:	4 × 1 80mm naval guns 2 × 1 50mm naval guns

References

1. "Ko Yang Moo-1888".
2. "Kachidate Maru".

• An, Joo Yun. "The Korean Empire: a 13-year Plan." History Special. Dir. Jung Hoon Go. KBS. KBS1, Seoul, 22 Sept. 2006. Television.