Kamome 1941
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 鴎 <Kamome> | Osaka Zosen | 10/1928 | 27/4/1929 | 8/1929 | sunk 27/4/1944 | |
| 燕 <Tsubame> | Mitsubishi, Yokohama | 9/1928 | 24/4/1929 | 7/1929 | sunk 1/3/1945 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
450 |
|
Displacement full, t |
557 |
|
Length, m |
63.0 pp 65.5 wl 68.8 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
7.20 |
|
Draught, m |
2.10 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 2 Kampon boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
19 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 45 + oil 35 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2500(10) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 1 x 1 - 13.2/76, 120 mines |
|
Complement |
56 |
Ship project history: Built under the 1923 program, were originally projected as coastal minelayers.
Modernizations: 1943 - 1944, both: - mine capacity; + 4 DCT (36)
Naval service: Kamome 27/4/1944 was sunk at coast of Japan by American submarine Halibut. Tsubame 19/6/1943 was damaged by American submarine Gunnel, 1/3/1945 she was sunk at coast of Japan by American carrier aircraft.
Tsubame 1930
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