Mikura 1943
Mikura 1944
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 御蔵 <Mikura> | Tsurumi, Yokohama | 10/1942 | 16/7/1943 | 10/1943 | lost by unknown cause 2/5/1945 | |
| 三宅 <Miyake> | Tsurumi, Yokohama | 2/1943 | 30/8/1943 | 11/1943 | damaged 21/8/1945, repair incomplete | |
| 淡路 <Awaji> | Hitachi, Sakurajima | 6/1943 | 30/10/1943 | 2/1944 | sunk 2/6/1944 | |
| 倉橋 <Kurahashi> | Tsurumi, Yokohama | 6/1943 | 15/10/1943 | 3/1944 | surrendered 8/1945, to United Kingdom 9/1947, BU | |
| 能美 <Nomi> | Tsurumi, Yokohama | 8/1943 | 3/12/1943 | 3/1944 | sunk 15/4/1945 | |
| 千振 <Chiburi> | Tsurumi, Yokohama | 7/1943 | 30/11/1943 | 5/1944 | sunk 12/1/1945 | |
| 屋代 <Yashiro> | Hitachi, Sakurajima | 11/1943 | 16/2/1944 | 6/1944 | surrendered 8/1945, to China 8/1947 (Cheng An) | |
| 草垣 <Kusagaki> | Tsurumi, Yokohama | 9/1943 | 12/1/1944 | 7/1944 | sunk 7/8/1944 |
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Displacement standard, t |
940 |
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Displacement full, t |
1020 |
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Length, m |
72.5 pp 77.5 wl 78.8 oa |
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Breadth, m |
9.10 |
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Draught, m |
3.06 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
4200 |
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Max speed, kts |
19.5 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5000(16) |
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Armament |
1 x 2 - 120/45 10-shiki, 1 x 1 - 120/45 10-shiki, 2 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 x 1 - 81/12 ASW mortar, 12 DCT (120), sweeps |
| Sensors | 22-go radar |
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Complement |
150 |
Ship project history: Built under 5th Supplementary program of 1941, presented improved variant of Etorofu class ships. Unlike A type, armed with 120mm guns removed from old destroyers, Mikura class ships received dual-purpose guns of the same calibre in single and twin mounts. Also ASW armament have been strengthened.
Modernizations: late 1944, all survived: - 2 x 2 - 25/60; + 3 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki
early 1945, all survived: - sweeps; + 4 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki
mid-1945, all survived: + 2 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki or 2 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki
Naval service: Awaji 2/6/1944 was sunk at Formosa by American submarine Guitarro. Kusagaki 7/8/1944 off Manila was sunk by American submarine Guitarro. Chiburi 12/1/1945 was sunk at coast of Vietnam by American carrier aircraft. Mikura 10/2/1945 was damaged in Formosa Strait at collision with escort CD33, 2/5/1945 she was lost by unknown cause in Sea of Japan. Nomi 14/4/1945 was sunk at coast of Korea by American submarine Tirante. Yashiro 14/9/1944 was damaged at Formosa on a mine. Miyake 21/8/1945 was hard damaged on a ground mine, till the end of war repair was not completed.
Yashiro was in 1947 transferred to China on reparation.
Awaji 1944
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