nearly sister-ship Nasami 1941
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
猿島 [Sarushima] | Mitsubishi, Yokohama | 3.1933 | 16.12.1933 | 7.1934 | sunk 4.7.1944 |
Displacement standard, t |
566 |
Displacement full, t |
585 |
Length, m |
67.0 pp 70.0 wl |
Breadth, m |
7.49 |
Draught, m |
1.85 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
2100 |
Max speed, kts |
18 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 4640(14) |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 1 x 1 - 13.2/76, 120 mines or net or mechanical minesweeping gear |
Complement |
Project history: Built under 1st Supplementary program of 1931. Slightly increased version of Nasami with higher endurance. Carried antisubmarine nets and minesweeping equipment.
Modernizations: 1943 - 1944: - mine capacity; + 4 DCT (36), 93-shiki hydrophone or 0-shiki sonar
Naval service: Sarushima was sunk 4.7.1944 at coast of Japan by US carrier aircraft.
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