Boshin war Japanese warship Kanrin Maru

members of japanese embassy united states (1860), sailed on kanrin maru , uss powhatan. fukuzawa yukichi sits on right.

by end of 1867, bakufu attacked pro-imperial forces, initiating boshin war led meiji restoration. towards end of conflict, in september 1868, after several defeats bakufu, kanrin maru 1 of 8 modern ships led enomoto takeaki towards northern part of japan, in final attempt wage counter-attack against pro-imperial forces.

the fleet encountered typhoon on way northward, , kanrin maru, having suffered damage, forced take refuge in shimizu harbour, captured imperial forces, bombarded , boarded ship notwithstanding white flag of surrender, , put skeleton crew aboard sword.

enomoto takeaki made rendition in may 1869, , after end of conflict, kanrin maru used new imperial government development of northern island of hokkaido.

she lost there in typhoon in 1871, @ esashi.