Kamishima 1945
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 神島 [Kamishima] | Sasebo K K | 12.6.1945 | 7/1945 | captured 8.1945, to Soviet Union 10.1947 (Катунь [Katun']) | |||
| 粟島 [Awashima] | Sasebo K K | 1945 | 1945 | --- // 4.1946 | never commissioned by IJN, to USA 10.1947, BU |
|
Displacement standard, t |
766 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
800 |
|
Length, m |
69.5 pp 73.3 wl 74.5 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
7.85 |
|
Draught, m |
2.60 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
1900 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 40/60 5-shiki, 3 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 7 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 120 mines, 4 DCT (36) |
| Electronic equipment | 2-shiki 2-go, 3-shiki 1-go radars, 2x 3-shiki sonars, 93-shiki hydrophone |
|
Complement |
94 |
Project history: Simplified version of Ajiro class, built under the 1943-44 programme, curvilinear surfaces whenever possible have been changed by the flat for building acceleration. Besides, machinery power was increased almost twice. In total it was supposed to built 20 ships, but orders on 7 (Nos 1803-1809) were cancelled and 13 ships of 1944/45 programme were never ordered.
Modernizations: None
Naval service: In 1947 Kamishima on reparation was transferred to the USSR. Awashima was completed after war in disarmed condition.
Kamishima 1945
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