Tsugaru 1941
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 津軽 <Tsugaru> | Yokosuka K K | 7/1939 | 5/6/1940 | 10/1941 | sunk 29/6/1944 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
4000 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
4400 |
|
Length, m |
113.6 pp 121.0 wl 124.5 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
15.6 |
|
Draught, m |
4.92 |
|
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 - 127/40 89-shiki, 2 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 600 mines, 1 catapult, 1 seaplane (E7K, E8N, F1M, E13A, E14Y) |
|
Complement |
445 |
Ship project history: Built under 3rd Supplementary program of 1937. Development of Okinoshima, differed by arms structure: at the expense of fitting of lighter dual-purpose 127mm guns instead of 140mm, mine capacity has been raised from 500 to 600.
Modernizations: None
Naval service: 5/8/1943 Tsugaru was damaged by American submarine Silversides, 21/6/1944 she was damaged by Dutch submarine KXIV, 29/6/1944 she was sunk W off Morotai by American submarine Darter.
Tsugaru
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