British sister-ship minesweeper Rhyl 1943
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 南洋 [Nanyo] (ex-Lyemun, ex-Looe) | Hong Kong & Whampoa, UK / Japan | 7.1940 | 1942 | 3.1943 | sunk 23.12.1943 |
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Displacement standard, t |
~ 700 |
|
Displacement full, t |
~ 900 |
|
Length, m |
54.9 |
|
Breadth, m |
6.69 |
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Draught, m |
3.12 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2400 |
|
Max speed, kts |
13 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 150 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 120/45 10-shiki |
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Complement |
Project history: Former British minesweeper of Bangor class, demolished on the stocks by British in December, 1941 and later taken over by Japanese and launched in 1942. 1200t tonnage given in Japanese documents is either wrong or original dimensions (given above) were enlarged. Nanyo was completed as gunboat and sister-ships were commissioned by the IJN as minesweepers.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Nanyo was sunk by American carrier aircraft S off Formosa Straits 23.12.1943.
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