117-go 1943
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 第117号駆潜特務艇 [117-go] (ex-No 3, ex-Bantam) | Tandjong Priok Droogdok, Netherlands | 1938 | 1938 // 8.1943 | sunk 23.7.1945 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
131 |
|
Displacement full, t |
143 |
|
Length, m |
29.3 wl 31.6 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
5.50 |
|
Draught, m |
1.80 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
1 Stork diesel |
|
Power, h. p. |
300 |
|
Max speed, kts |
12 |
|
Fuel, t |
|
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament |
1 x 1 - 47/40 Yamanouchi, 1 x 1 - 13.2/76, 1 x 1 - 7.7/80, 1 DCR (32) |
|
Complement |
17 |
Project history: In 1942 at capture of Dutch East India of a number of small Dutch ships abandoned 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. Cha117 was ex-Dutch minesweeper of Alor class, scuttled by own crew 3.3.1942.
Modernizations: None
Naval service: Cha117 was sunk 23.7.1945 by US submarine Hardhead off Bali.
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