Okitsu 1944
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 興津 [Okitsu] (ex-Lepanto) | 101 | CNR, Ancona, Italy | 1925 | 22.5.1927 | 1927 // 3.1944 | surrendered 8.1945, to China 1946 (咸寧 [Hsien Ning]) |
|
Displacement standard, t |
700 |
|
Displacement full, t |
~ 850 |
|
Length, m |
62.2 |
|
Breadth, m |
8.69 |
|
Draught, m |
2.59 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 water-tube boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 75 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3500(10) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 4 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (36) |
| Electronic equipment | 3-shiki 1-go radar |
|
Complement |
184 |
Project history: Former Italian minelayer Lepanto, scuttled by own crew at Shanghai 9.9.1943. In February, 1944 she was salvaged by Japanese and in March commissioned as gunboat.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Okitsu was 21.3.1945 hard damaged by US Army aircraft, in August, 1945 she surrendered to Allies and transferred to China.
Okitsu
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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