| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 第104号哨戒艇 [104-go] (ex-Valk) | 312 | Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands | 19.10.1929 | 1930 // 10.1942 | damaged 25.5.1945, never repaired | ||
| 第108号哨戒艇 [108-go] (ex-Arend) | 311 | Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands | 21.5.1929 | 1.1930 // 7.1944 | sunk 28.3.1945 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
775 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1011 |
|
Length, m |
66.5 wl 70.1 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
8.99 |
|
Draught, m |
2.79 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
3350 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 275 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1400(10) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 4 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 2 x 1 - 13.2/76, 4 DCT (48) |
|
Complement |
65 |
Project history: After capture by Japan in the beginning of 1942 of extensive possession in South-East Asia, Japanese has got some number of enemy ships in damaged condition, abandoned by Americans, British and Dutch at retreat. Part of these ships has been repaired by Japanese and commissioned by IJN as patrols. Three destroyers, British Thracian, American Stewart and Dutch Banckert, become in the IJN patrols Ð101, Ð102 and Ð106, have appeared the largest trophies. Remaining were former minesweepers, tugs and colonial service vessels of Dutch and American Navies.
Ð104 (ex-Dutch colonial service vessel Valk) was scuttled in Tjilajap harbour 8.3.1942, salvaged by Japanese and entered service 15.10.1942 as patrol Ð104. Ð108 (ex-Dutch colonial service vessel Arend) 1.3.1942 was scuttled, raised by Japanese 29.2.1944 and after repair 31.7.1944 commissioned as patrol Ð108.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service:
P104 was heavy damaged 25.5.1945 on a mine and was not under repair. 24.8.1945
she was sunk nearby to Maizuru on a mine. P108 28.3.1945 was sunk at Macassar
by US aircraft of TF.38.
Valk 1938
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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