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Japanese escort ship Amakusa

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13 January 1945. Repairs finished 22 January. On 26 February 1945 damaged by US Navy aircraft from Task Force 58 east of Izu Shima, 26 crewmen killed. Repaired at Yokosuka with repairs finished on 16 March 1945. On 9 August 1945, while lying in harbor at the
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and six depth charge throwers. They received Type 22 and Type 13 radars and Type 93 sonar in 1943–44.
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anti-aircraft guns in two twin-gun mounts, but the total was increased to 15 guns by August 1943. 36
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were stowed aboard initially, but this later increased by August 1943 to 60 depth charges with a
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of 3.05 meters (10 ft 0 in). They displaced 880 metric tons (870 long tons) at
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load and 1,040 metric tons (1,020 long tons) at deep load. The ships had two
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and Lt. Gray overlooking the town of Onagawa in Sakiyama Scenic Park.
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Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977).
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and was sunk; 71 crewmen, and Lt. Gray (while he earned the
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In 2007, a memorial was dedicated to both the crew of
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Index

Empire of Japan
Etorofu-class
escort ship
knots
120 mm (4.7 in)/45
cal
Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in)
depth charges
Etorofu
Kaibōkan
destroyer escorts
Imperial Japanese Navy
Shimushu class
anti-submarine warfare
overall
beam
draft
standard
diesel engines
propeller shaft
brake horsepower
knots
nautical miles
Type 3 120-millimeter (4.7 in) guns
superfiring
superstructure
Type 96 25-millimeter (1.0 in)
depth charges
Type 97 81-millimeter (3.2 in) trench mortar
Chichi-jima

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