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The Shôheimaru was a Western-style tall-masted sailing ship, constructed at the orders of Shimazu Nariakira, lord of Satsuma han, in 1853-1854. It was 31 meters long, with three masts, ten cannon, two mortars, four turret guns, and a displacement of 370 tons, and was given as a gift to the Tokugawa shogunate.
References
- Gallery labels, permanent exhibits gallery, Shôkoshûseikan, Kagoshima, Sept 2014.
