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Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977).
301:(36.5 km/h; 22.7 mph). The ships had a range of 8,000
269:. The ships measured 77.72 meters (255 ft 0 in)
417:. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute.
415:Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945
396:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
334:Type 97 81-millimeter (3.2 in) trench mortar
258:class was an improved version of the preceding
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277:of 9.1 meters (29 ft 10 in) and a
457:Ships built by Hitachi Zosen Corporation
398:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
314:Type 3 120-millimeter (4.7 in) guns
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320:pair aft and one mount forward of the
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381:Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 187
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326:Type 96 25-millimeter (1.0 in)
160:9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
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442:World War II naval ships of Japan
210:Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in)
242:of fourteen ships built for the
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394:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980).
324:. They were built with four
200:120 mm (4.7 in)/45
265:with a greater emphasis on
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447:Etorofu-class escort ships
250:Background and description
144:870 long tons (884 t)
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312:class consisted of three
308:The main armament of the
215:6 × depth charge throwers
152:77.7 m (255 ft)
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168:3.05 m (10 ft)
340:Construction and career
120:General characteristics
316:in single mounts, one
267:anti-submarine warfare
244:Imperial Japanese Navy
246:during World War II.
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218:Up to 60 ×
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135:escort ship
99:15 May 1943
452:1943 ships
436:Categories
388:References
185:Complement
273:, with a
240:her class
236:lead ship
96:Completed
80:Laid down
349:launched
283:standard
261:Shimushu
234:was the
193:Armament
104:Stricken
88:Launched
345:Etorofu
310:Etorofu
271:overall
256:Etorofu
231:Etorofu
212:AA guns
205:DP guns
165:Draught
130:Etorofu
72:Builder
66:Etorofu
41:History
35:in 1943
33:Etorofu
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149:Length
132:-class
18:Iturup
356:Notes
299:knots
279:draft
263:class
178:knots
176:19.7
173:Speed
419:ISBN
400:ISBN
347:was
275:beam
254:The
198:3 ×
157:Beam
112:Fate
62:Name
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