was an early Japanese warship and steam transport that saw its main use in the
Boshin War on the Shogunate side under the command of
Enomoto Takeaki
Viscount was a Japanese samurai and admiral of the Tokugawa navy of Bakumatsu period Japan, who remained faithful to the Tokugawa shogunate and fought against the new Meiji government until the end of the Boshin War. He later served in the M ...
, vice-commander of the Shogunate Navy.
She was originally built in the
United States
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, where she was named ''Meteor''.
During the
Battle of Hakodate
The was fought in Japan from December 4, 1868 to June 27, 1869, between the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate army, consolidated into the armed forces of the rebel Ezo Republic, and the armies of the newly formed Imperial government (composed ...
, ''Shinsoku'' was deployed as part of the Shogunate force. When the
frigate sank in a tempest off the coast of
Esashi, Hokkaido, ''Shinsoku'' attempted to help rescue the survivors. However, it too capsized and sank, dealing a devastating blow to the Shogunate forces.
Naval ships of Japan
Ships built in the United States
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