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IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY / JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENSE FORCE (JAPAN)

MINE WARFARE SHIPS

NATSUSHIMA coastal minelayers - minesweepers (1912-1921)

Kurokami 1919

Toshima 1945

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
夏島丸 [Natsushima Maru], 7.1920- 夏島丸 [Natsushima]     Yokosuka K K   3.11.1911 1912 // 1915 BU 1932
測天 [Sokuten Maru], 7.1920- 測天 [Sokuten]     Maizuru K K   3.1913 1913 // 1915 BU 1937
戸島丸 [Toshima Maru], 7.1920- 戸島 [Toshima]     Maizuru K K   10.1914 3.1915 sunk 30.7.1945
黒島丸 [Kuroshima Maru], 7.1920- 黒島 [Kuroshima]     Maizuru K K   10.1914 4.1915 captured 8.1945, to China 11.1947 (第29 [Chieh 29])
葦埼丸 [Ashizaki Maru], 7.1920- 葦埼 [Ashizaki]     Maizuru K K   10.1915 5/1916 captured 8.1945, wrecked 17.11.1945
加徳丸 [Katoku Maru], 7.1920- 加徳 [Katoku], 1949- ケートック [Katoku] PS29   Maizuru K K   10.1915 4.1916 captured 8.1945, JMSDF patrol 1948, stricken 1953
黒神丸 [Kurokami Maru], 7.1920- 黒神 [Kurokami]     Kure K K   2.1917 5.1917 captured 8.1945, to United Kingdom 11.1947, BU
片島丸 [Katashima Maru], 7.1920- 片島 [Katashima]     Maizuru K K   2.1917 5.1917 captured 8.1945, to Soviet Union 10.1947 (Âèëþé [Viliuy])
円島丸 [Ento Maru], 7.1920- 円島 [Ento]     Maizuru K K   3.1917 5.1917 damaged 15.1.1945, never repaired
江之島丸 [Enoshima Maru], 7.1920- 江之島 [Enoshima]     Maizuru K K   1917 3.1919 damaged 14.10.1944, never repaired
黒埼 [Kurosaki] (ex-黒埼丸 [Kurosaki Maru])     Yokosuka K K   1918 12.1921 captured 8.1945, wrecked 18.11.1945
似島 [Ninoshima] (ex-似島丸 [Ninoshima Maru])     Kure K K   1918 10.1920 captured 8.1945, BU 1946
鷲埼 [Washizaki] (ex-鷲埼丸 [Washizaki Maru])     Yokosuka K K   1920 9.1921 captured 8.1945, to United Kingdom 11.1947, BU

 

Data variant as completed

Displacement standard, t

405

Displacement full, t

435

Length, m

45.7

Breadth, m

7.59

Draught, m

2.31

No of shafts

1 (2 screws)

Machinery

1 VTE, 1 boiler

Power, h. p.

600

Max speed, kts

12.8

Fuel, t

coal
Endurance, nm(kts) 600(10)

Armament

2 x 1 - 76/40 41-shiki, 2 x 1 - 6.5/115, 45 - 60 mines, mechanical minesweeping gear

Complement

40

Project history: Coastal (inshore) auxiliary minelayers. Under 1915-1917FY Estimates 13 ships were converted from standard tenders. Among themselves they were slightly differed.

Modernizations: 1930s, all survived: mine capacity was increased to 120.

1944, all survived: + (1 - 2) x 1 - 13.2/76, 4 DCT

1948, Katoku was recommissioned with data as given in the table.

Data variant Katoku 1948

Displacement standard, t

405

Displacement full, t

435

Length, m

45.7

Breadth, m

7.59

Draught, m

2.31

No of shafts

1 (2 screws)

Machinery

1 VTE, 1 boiler

Power, h. p.

600

Max speed, kts

12.8

Fuel, t

coal
Endurance, nm(kts) 600(10)

Armament

2 x 1 - 76/40 41-shiki, 2 x 1 - 6.5/115

Complement

40

Naval service: Enoshima 14.10.1944 was sunk at Formosa by US carrier aircraft. Toshima was sunk at Maizuru 30.7.1945 by US carrier aircraft. Ento 15.1.1945 was hard damaged at Formosa by US carrier aircraft. Ashizaki and Kurosaki foundered during a storm at coast of Japan 17 and 18.11.1945 respectively.

Katashima and Kuroshima in 1947 were transferred on a reparation to the USSR and China respectively.

Katoku in 1948 became patrol ship of JMSDF.

 

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