101-go 1944
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 第101号掃海艇 <101-go> (W101) (ex-Taitam, ex-Portland) | Taikoo, Hong Kong, UK / Japan | 7/1941 | 20/2/1943 | 4/1944 | sunk 12/1/1945 | |
| 第102号掃海艇 <102-go> (W102) (ex-Waglan, ex-Seaford) | Taikoo, Hong Kong, UK / Japan | 7/1941 | 20/3/1943 | 9/1944 | surrendered 8/1945, to United Kingdom 11/1947, BU |
|
Displacement standard, t |
580 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
678 |
|
Length, m |
54.9 |
|
Breadth, m |
6.69 |
|
Draught, m |
3.12 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2200 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15.8 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 150 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1900(15.7) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 120/45 3-shiki, 2 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 4 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 2 DCT (36), sweeps |
|
Complement |
60 |
Ship project history: Minesweepers of Bangor class, laid down in Hong Kong for Royal Navy 22/7/1941. At the moment of city occupancy by Japanese troops in December, 1941 they were on the stocks in a low readiness level. They were completed for IJN.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: W101 was sunk by American aircraft 12/1/1945 at Cape Padaran. W102 was hard damaged on a mine 3/2/1945 N off Haitan but repaired and in 1947 returned to UK.
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