112-go 1943
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 第112号駆潜特務艇 [112-go] (ex-B) | Willemsoord, Den Helder, Netherlands | 9.1928 | 24.9.1929 | 8.1930 // 12.1942 | sunk 4.6.1945 | ||
| 第113号駆潜特務艇 [113-go] (ex-A) | Willemsoord, Den Helder, Netherlands | 9.1928 | 19.4.1929 | 8.1930 // 1.1943 | sunk 23.6.1945 | ||
| 第116号駆潜特務艇 [116-go] (ex-C) | Willemsoord, Den Helder, Netherlands | 4.1929 | 1929 | 8.1930 // 4.1943 | sunk 13.11.1944 |
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Displacement standard, t |
179 |
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Displacement full, t |
225 |
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Length, m |
42.8 wl 45.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
6.00 |
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Draught, m |
1.50 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 1 water-tube boiler |
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Power, h. p. |
700 |
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Max speed, kts |
14.5 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 40 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament |
1 x 1 - 47/40 Yamanouchi, 1 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 x 1 - 13.2/76, 1 DCT (8) |
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Complement |
30 |
Project history: In 1942 at capture of Dutch East India of a number of small Dutch ships thrown at retreat has got into Japanese hands. Part from them has been scuttled on shallow water, others were in incomplete condition in yards in Surabaya and Batavia. After repair and completion 18 boats became a part of IJN as auxiliary submarine chasers.
Ex-Dutch minesweepers of "A" class, scuttled by own crews 1 -6.3.1942. All were raised and commissioned by IJN as auxiliary submarine chasers.
Modernizations: None
Naval service: 112-go and 116-go were sunk by American carrier aircraft 4.6.1945 in Java Sea and 13.11.1944 in 20nm W off Cavite respectively. 113-go was sunk 23.6.1945 off Talembau (Java) by American submarine Hardhead.
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