Wakataka 1941
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp. | Fate |
| Laburnum (ex-若鷹 [Wakataka]) | Harima, Aioi, Japan | 11.1940 | 12.7.1941 | 11.1941 // 1948 | stricken 1956 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1608 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1890 |
|
Length, m |
82.5 pp 86.0 wl 86.0 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
11.3 |
|
Draught, m |
4.40 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 sets geared steam turbines, 3 boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
6000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
20 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal + oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3000(14) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 2 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 4 x 1 - 13.2/76, 360 mines, 4 DCT |
| Electronic equipment | 93-shiki sonar, 93-shiki hydrophone |
|
Complement |
199 |
Project history: Former Japanese minelayer-netlayer Wakataka transferred to United Kingdom under reparations and commissioned by Royal Navy as Laburnum in November 1947.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016