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"Improved A" escorts (ETOROFU) (1943 - 1945)
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Etorofu 1943
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 択捉 [Etorofu] | Hitachi, Sakurajima | 3.1942 | 29.1.1943 | 5.1943 | surrendered 8.1945, to USA 8.1947, BU | ||
| 隠岐 [Oki] | Uraga, Tokyo | 2.1942 | 20.12.1942 | 3.1943 | surrendered 8.1945, to China 7.1947 (固安 [Ku An]) | ||
| 佐渡 [Sado] | Tsurumi, Yokohama | 2.1942 | 28.11.1942 | 3.1943 | sunk 22.8.1944 | ||
| 松輪 [Matsuwa] | Mitsui, Tamano | 2.1942 | 19.4.1942 | 3.1943 | sunk 22.8.1944 | ||
| 福江 [Fukue] | Uraga, Tokyo | 10.1942 | 2.4.1943 | 6.1943 | surrendered 8.1945, to United Kingdom 1947, BU | ||
| 対馬 [Tsushima] | Tsurumi, Yokohama | 6.1942 | 20.3.1943 | 7.1943 | surrendered 8.1945, to China 7.1947 (臨安 [Ling An]) | ||
| 六連 [Mutsure] | Hitachi, Sakurajima | 7.1942 | 10.4.1943 | 7.1943 | sunk 2.9.1943 | ||
| 若宮 [Wakamiya] | Mitsui, Tamano | 7.1942 | 19.4.1943 | 8.1943 | sunk 23.11.1943 | ||
| 干珠 [Kanju] | Uraga, Tokyo | 4.1943 | 7.8.1943 | 10.1943 | sunk 15.8.1945 | ||
| 平戸 [Hirado] | Hitachi, Sakurajima | 11.1942 | 30.6.1943 | 9.1943 | sunk 12.9.1944 | ||
| 天草 [Amakusa] | Hitachi, Sakurajima | 4.1943 | 31.9.1943 | 11.1943 | sunk 9.8.1945 | ||
| 満珠 [Manju] | Mitsui, Tamano | 7.1943 | 30.11.1943 | 1.1945 | damaged 3.4.1945, never repaired | ||
| 笠戸 [Kasado] | Uraga, Tokyo | 8.1943 | 9.12.1943 | 2.1944 | damaged 22.6.1945, repair incomplete | ||
| 壱岐 [Iki] | Mitsui, Tamano | 5.1942 | 5.2.1943 | 5.1943 | sunk 24.5.1944 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 870 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1020 |
| Length, m | 72.5 pp 76.2 wl 77.7 oa |
| Breadth, m | 9.10 |
| Draught, m | 3.05 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 4200 |
| Max speed, kts | 19.7 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 8000(16) |
| Armament | Etorofu, Oki, Sado, Matsuwa, Fukue, Tsushima, Mutsure, Iki: 3 x 1 - 120/45 3-shiki, 2 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 6 DCT (36), mechanical minesweeping gear Wakamiya, Hirado, Amakusa, Manju, Kasado: 3 x 1 - 120/45 3-shiki, 2 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 x 1 - 81/12 97-shiki ASW mortar, 6 DCT (60) Manju: 3 x 1 - 120/45 3-shiki, 5 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 x 1 - 81/12 97-shiki ASW mortar, 6 DCT (60) |
| Electronic equipment | 2-shiki 2-go radar, 93-shiki sonar, 93-shiki hydrophone Manju: 2-shiki 2-go, 3-shiki 1-go radars, 93-shiki sonar, 93-shiki hydrophone |
| Complement | 147 |
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Etorofu 1943
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Etorofu 1943
Project history
Improved version of Shimushu built under 5th Supplementary programme of 1941. Main differences from previous design became strengthened anti-submarine armament and changed stem form.
Modernizations
late 1943, Etorofu, Oki, Sado, Matsuwa, Fukue, Tsushima, Iki: - sweeps; + 1 x 1 - 81/12 ASW mortar, DC stowage was increased to 60.
late 1944, Etorofu, Oki, Fukue, Tsushima, Amakusa, Kasado: - 2 x 2 - 25/60; + 5 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 3-shiki 1-go radar
late 1944, Kanju: - 1 x 1 - 120/45; + 5 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 2 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 3-shiki 1-go radar
