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1-GO small auxiliary minelayers (1942)
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2-go
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 第1号敷設特務艇 [1-go] | Uraga, Tokyo | 6/1941 | 20.8.1941 | 2.1942 | sunk 27.3.1945 | ||
| 第2号敷設特務艇 [2-go] | Uraga, Tokyo | 6.1941 | 30.8.1941 | 4.1942 | sunk 31.12.1942 | ||
| 第3号敷設特務艇 [3-go] | Uraga, Tokyo | 9.1941 | 14.1.1942 | 6.1942 | captured 8.1945, BU 1947 | ||
| 第4号敷設特務艇 [4-go] | Uraga, Tokyo | 9.1941 | 24.1.1942 | 8.1942 | sunk 20.11.1944 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 215 |
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 288 |
| Length, m | 35.1 |
| Breadth, m | 6,17 |
| Draught, m | 2.39 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 diesel |
| Power, h. p. | 400 |
| Max speed, kts | 9.5 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 1 x 2 - 13.2/76, 40 mines or 2 DCR (16) |
| Electronic equipment | K-gata sonar |
| Complement | 63 |
Standard scale images
1-go 1941
Graphics
2-go
Project history
Minelayers for bases and ports defence. Design was created on the basis of trawler. Built under the 1940 programme.
Modernizations
None
Naval service
Ма2 was lost 31.12.1942 on Dutch mine in Surabaya harbour. Ма4 was sunk 20.11.1944 by British submarine Tally Ho S off Car Nicobar. Ма1 27.3.1945 was lost on a mine laid by British submarine Porpoise off Belawan (Sumatra).
