Okitsu 1944
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 興津 <Okitsu> (ex-Lepanto) | CNR, Ancona, Italy | 1925 | 22/5/1927 | 1927 // 3/1944 | surrendered 8/1945, to China 1946 (Sien Ning) |
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Displacement standard, t |
700 |
|
Displacement full, t |
~ 850 |
|
Length, m |
62.2 |
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Breadth, m |
8.69 |
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Draught, m |
2.59 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 2 water-tube boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 75 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3500(10) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 4 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (36) |
|
Complement |
184 |
Ship project history: Former Italian minelayer Lepanto, scuttled by own crew at Shanghai 9/9/1943. In February, 1944 she was salvaged by Japanese and in March commissioned as gunboat.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Okitsu was 21/3/1945 hard damaged by American Army aircraft, in August, 1945 she surrendered to Allies and transferred to China.
Okitsu
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