Okinoshima 1941
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 沖島 <Okinoshima> | Harima Zosen | 9/1934 | 15/11/1935 | 9/1936 | sunk 11/5/1942 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
4400 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
5000 |
|
Length, m |
113.0 pp 119,3 wl 124.5 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
15.7 |
|
Draught, m |
5.49 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
geared steam turbines, 4 Kampon boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
9000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
20 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 9000(10) |
|
Armament |
2 x 2 - 140/50 3-shiki, 2 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 2 x 2 - 13.2/76, 500 mines, 1 catapult, 1 seaplane (E4N, E5Y, E7K, E8N) |
|
Complement |
445 |
Ship project history: Built under 1st Supplementary program of 1931. Development of cruiser-minelayer idea, which first representative in Japan became Itsukushima. New ship, in comparison with latter, was much larger, faster and more strongly armed. For the first time there was a catapult and a seaplane. She was estimated by Japanese as successful type of universal ship. Can lay antisubmarine nets.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: 4/5/1942 Okinoshima was damaged at Tulagi by American carrier aircraft, 11/5/1942 danaged by American submarine S42 and next day has sunk at Rabaul as result of received damages.
Okinoshima
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