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Shimushu-class escort ship

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74: 61: 35: 353:, which placed limitations on the total destroyer tonnage the Imperial Japanese Navy was permitted. One way in which the treaty could be circumvented was to use a loophole in the treaty which permitted ships of between 600 and 2,000 tons, with no more than four guns over 76mm, no torpedoes, and with a maximum speed of no more than 20 knots. A new class of vessel was designed to use this loophole, and was given the obsolete designation of 486:
anti-aircraft guns in two twin-gun mounts abreast the bridge. This was later increased by August 1943 when the twin-mounts were replaced by triple-mounts, and an additional three triple-mounts, one in front of the bridge and two behind the smokestack were added. A Type 22 radar was also installed in
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However, the design developed by Mitsubishi was more complex than the Imperial Japanese Navy had anticipated, with a double-curved bow and a forecastle deck which improved seaworthiness in the rough northern seas. The hull was also reinforced and insulated against the cold weather. The consequence
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was that the design was not suited to prefabrication or mass production, and construction times which created problems when more vessels were needed in a short time after the start of the
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was used primarily in southern waters for convoy escort. She survived the war and was given as a
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of 3.05 meters (10 ft 0 in). They displaced 870 metric tons (860 long tons) at
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served in the northern Pacific, and both were scrapped after the end of the war.
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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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Ceded to the Soviet Union, 5 July 1947. Decommissioned 16 May 1959.
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Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977).
440:(36.5 km/h; 22.7 mph). The ships had a range of 8,000 202: 3030: 2628: 964: 926: 838: 495:
Despite being designed for operations in northern waters, the
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Decommissioned on 30 November 1945. Scrapped, 30 April 1948.
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on each beam. The ASW role was accomplished with 18 Type 95
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Due to the low priority of the project, the design of the
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The four ships were ordered as ships #9 to #12 under the
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The ships measured 77.72 meters (255 ft 0 in)
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Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941–45
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Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. p. 20-24. 385:-class was subcontracted out to a private firm, 3011: 2990: 2969: 2948: 2927: 2906: 317: 279: 3005: 2984: 2963: 2942: 2921: 2900: 311: 273: 3042: 938: 850: 8: 830:Shimushu class at Imperial Japanese Navy.com 416:of 9.1 meters (29 ft 10 in) and a 349:torpedo boat, was a consequence of the 1930 954:Japanese naval ship classes of World War II 3049: 3035: 3027: 2674: 2638: 2625: 2466: 2161: 1820: 1813: 1701: 1507: 1446: 1414: 974: 961: 945: 931: 923: 857: 843: 835: 785:Dodson, Aidan & Cant, Serena (2020). 513:, which continued to use her until 1959. 770:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. 712: 710: 708: 706: 662:on 31 May 1944. 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(1980). 487:1943 and a Type 13 in 1944. 229:120 mm (4.7 in)/45 3133:Shimushu-class escort ships 3107:W-7 Class minesweeper (W-7) 3012: 2991: 2970: 2949: 2928: 2907: 387:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 318: 280: 3149: 3102:Shimushu-class escort ship 3082:Hiuchi-class support ship 3077:Etorofu-class escort ship 3006: 2985: 2964: 2943: 2922: 2901: 2861: 2637: 2624: 973: 960: 911: 875: 566: 455:class consisted of three 312: 274: 244:6 × depth charge throwers 165:77.7 m (255 ft) 140: 47: 32: 2894:Japanese transcription: 2873:: Converted to ship type 643:Mitsui-Tamano Shipyards 181:3.05 m (10 ft) 1055:Light aircraft carriers 583:Mitsui-Tamano Shipyards 141:General characteristics 2867:: Single ship in class 2663:Landing craft carriers 2631:Imperial Japanese Army 967:Imperial Japanese Navy 655:Torpedoed and sunk by 459:in single mounts, one 302:Imperial Japanese Navy 281:Shimushu-gata kaibōkan 67:Imperial Japanese Navy 717:Stille, Mark (2017). 612:NKK-Tsurumi Shipyards 678:Sasebo Naval Arsenal 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802: 798: 792: 788: 783: 779: 777:0-85177-146-7 773: 769: 764: 763: 759: 750: 748: 744: 738: 735: 730: 724: 720: 713: 711: 709: 707: 703: 697: 690: 687: 684: 681: 679: 676: 674: 673: 669: 666: 665: 661: 660: 654: 651: 648: 645: 642: 640: 639: 635: 632: 631: 627: 624: 621: 618: 616:1 March 1939 615: 613: 610: 608: 607: 603: 600: 599: 595: 593:30 June 1940 592: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 578: 574: 571: 570: 563: 560: 557: 554: 551: 548: 547: 544: 542: 534: 532: 530: 529: 524: 523: 518: 517: 512: 508: 504: 503: 498: 490: 488: 485: 480: 478: 474: 473:depth charges 470: 466: 462: 458: 454: 450: 445: 443: 439: 435: 431: 427: 423: 419: 415: 411: 406: 404: 398: 396: 392: 388: 384: 376: 374: 372: 368: 364: 360: 356: 352: 348: 346: 341: 340: 335: 327: 325: 320: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 290: 282: 270: 268: 256: 252: 250: 249:depth charges 246: 243: 240: 236: 233: 230: 226: 225: 224: 221: 220: 216: 213: 212: 208: 204: 200: 197: 196: 192: 188: 185: 184: 180: 177: 176: 172: 169: 168: 164: 161: 160: 156: 153: 152: 149:Escort vessel 148: 145: 144: 139: 135: 132: 131: 127: 124: 123: 119: 116: 115: 111: 109:In commission 108: 107: 103: 100: 99: 96: 94: 90: 87: 86: 81: 70: 68: 57: 56: 55: 52: 51: 46: 41: 36: 31: 19: 3101: 3000: 2979: 2958: 2937: 2916: 2895: 2888: 2882: 2876: 2870: 2864: 2816: 2793:Takatsu Maru 2791: 2773: 2766: 2761:Kibitsu Maru 2759: 2743:Tamatsu Maru 2741: 2736:Mayasan Maru 2734: 2718:Tokitsu Maru 2716: 2710: 2693:Nigitsu Maru 2692: 2685: 2670:Shinshū Maru 2669: 2651: 2579: 2572: 2565: 2558: 2551: 2544: 2537: 2530: 2523: 2516: 2498: 2491: 2484: 2477: 2450: 2443: 2436: 2429: 2422: 2415: 2408: 2387: 2381: 2373: 2367: 2312: 2305: 2297: 2289: 2281: 2265: 2257: 2249: 2241: 2224:(K7/Sen-Chū) 2221: 2213: 2205: 2197: 2189: 2181: 2173: 2147: 2140: 2133: 2126: 2119: 2112: 2104: 2096: 2091:(Senho Type) 2088: 2080: 2064: 2056: 2048: 2027: 2019: 1998: 1990: 1982: 1961: 1953: 1945: 1924: 1916: 1908: 1900: 1880: 1872: 1864: 1856: 1848: 1840: 1832: 1797: 1784: 1770: 1753: 1745: 1738: 1719: 1712: 1711: 1695:Escort ships 1683: 1676: 1652: 1645: 1638: 1616: 1609: 1591: 1583: 1565: 1557: 1550: 1543: 1525: 1518: 1500: 1493: 1486: 1471: 1464: 1457: 1450:Type Special 1439: 1432: 1425: 1398: 1391: 1371: 1364: 1357: 1350: 1343: 1336: 1329: 1322: 1315: 1295: 1288: 1281: 1261: 1254: 1247: 1240: 1233: 1226: 1219: 1201:Design A-150 1194: 1187: 1180: 1173: 1166: 1159: 1140:Shimane Maru 1139: 1132: 1125: 1118: 1098: 1091: 1084: 1077: 1070: 1063: 1043: 1036: 1029: 1022: 1015: 1008: 1001: 994: 987: 901: 894: 887: 880: 866: 865: 805: 786: 767: 737: 718: 671: 658: 637: 605: 576: 538: 527: 521: 515: 507:prize of war 501: 494: 481: 452: 448: 446: 407: 399: 395:minesweeping 382: 380: 366: 362: 358: 354: 344: 337: 333: 331: 306:World War II 287: 266: 265: 263: 205:(5,229  154:Displacement 92: 39: 2891:: Cancelled 2827:Small craft 2775:Settsu Maru 2711:Kumano Maru 2686:Akitsu Maru 2594:Small craft 2444:Akitsushima 2166:Kaichū Type 1892:Junsen Type 1825:Kaidai Type 1151:Battleships 619:6 May 1940 511:Soviet Navy 497:lead vessel 461:superfiring 403:Pacific War 365:= defence, 296:or British 247:Up to 60 × 237:Up to 15 × 201:6,017  80:Soviet Navy 3122:Categories 2896:class/type 2808:Submarines 2768:Hyugū Maru 2389:Heian Maru 2331:Kō-hyōteki 1809:Submarines 1698:(Kaibōkan) 1558:Michitsuki 1494:Shiratsuyu 1410:Destroyers 760:References 564:Completed 558:Laid down 328:Background 214:Complement 3087:JS Hiuchi 2842:(armored 2492:Hashidate 2368:Komahashi 2343:(suicide 2158:2nd class 2001:(B Kai 2) 1993:(B Kai 1) 1964:(A Kai 2) 1956:(A Kai 1) 1817:1st class 1631:2nd class 1617:Tachibana 1592:Shimakaze 1584:Shimakaze 1551:Fuyutsuki 1487:Hatsuharu 1418:1st class 895:Kunashiri 657:USS  606:Kunashiri 561:Launched 543:in 1937. 528:Kunashiri 469:paravanes 412:, with a 125:Completed 53:Operators 3065:Products 2834:Daihatsu 2753:M Type A 2703:M Type C 2462:Gunboats 1911:(J1 Kai) 1785:Number 2 1771:Number 1 1713:Shimushu 1653:Wakatake 1472:Akatsuki 1433:Kamikaze 1426:Minekaze 1220:Furutaka 902:Ishigaki 881:Shimushu 867:Shimushu 638:Ishigaki 577:Shimushu 555:Builder 516:Ishigaki 502:Shimushu 453:Shimushu 449:Shimushu 422:standard 383:Shimushu 355:kaibōkan 339:kaibōkan 334:Shimushu 298:frigates 289:kaibōkan 267:Shimushu 222:Armament 40:Shimushu 2844:gunboat 2840:Sōkōtei 2817:Maru Yu 2607:Shin'yō 2552:Karatsu 2538:Fushimi 2437:Nisshin 2423:Chitose 2345:torpedo 2059:(D Kai) 2030:(C Kai) 1798:Ioshima 1757:(B Kai) 1749:(B bis) 1723:(A Kai) 1720:Etorofu 1677:Chidori 1566:Akizuki 1544:Akizuki 1501:Asashio 1465:Ayanami 1440:Mutsuki 1399:Chikuma 1372:Ioshima 1160:Kawachi 1133:Shin'yō 1092:Chitose 1044:Shinano 1016:Shōkaku 888:Hachijo 672:Hachijo 659:Herring 626:Wrecked 522:Hachijo 509:to the 410:overall 345:Chidori 336:-class 241:AA guns 178:Draught 117:Planned 93:Etorofu 42:in 1940 2971:"Otsu" 2908:"Gata" 2785:Type B 2728:Type A 2678:Type C 2580:Tatara 2566:Narumi 2545:Kotaka 2499:Okitsu 2430:Mizuho 2409:Notoro 2382:Jingei 2375:Taigei 2341:Kaiten 2336:Kairyū 2324:Midget 2313:Ro-501 2306:Ro-500 2298:Ha-201 2290:Ha-101 2282:Ro-100 2233:Type L 1779:Type D 1765:Type C 1746:Hiburi 1739:Mikura 1731:Type B 1705:Type A 1602:Type D 1590:Super 1576:Type C 1564:Super 1536:Type B 1526:Yūgumo 1519:Kagerō 1511:Type A 1458:Fubuki 1351:Katori 1344:Sendai 1337:Yūbari 1330:Nagara 1316:Tenryū 1289:Yakumo 1248:Mogami 1195:Yamato 1188:Nagato 812:  793:  774:  725:  549:Kanji 377:Design 275:占守型海防艦 162:Length 77:  64:  3013:"Tei" 2992:"Hei" 2929:"Kai" 2559:Maiko 2531:Atami 2509:River 2485:Ataka 2470:Ocean 2416:Kamoi 2266:Ro-60 2258:Ro-57 2250:Ro-53 2242:Ro-51 2222:Ro-35 2214:Ro-33 2206:Ro-29 2198:Ro-26 2190:Ro-16 2182:Ro-13 2174:Ro-11 2148:I-506 2141:I-505 2134:I-504 2127:I-503 2120:I-502 2113:I-501 2105:I-400 2097:I-201 2089:I-351 2081:I-121 2065:I-373 2057:I-372 2049:I-361 1883:(KD7) 1881:I-176 1875:(KD6) 1873:I-168 1867:(KD5) 1865:I-165 1859:(KD4) 1857:I-162 1851:(KD3) 1849:I-153 1843:(KD2) 1841:I-152 1835:(KD1) 1754:Ukuru 1684:Ōtori 1610:Matsu 1365:Ōyodo 1358:Agano 1296:Izumo 1282:Asama 1262:Ibuki 1241:Takao 1234:Myōkō 1167:Kongō 1126:Kaiyō 1119:Taiyō 1099:Ibuki 1085:Ryūhō 1078:Zuihō 1071:Ryūjō 1064:Hōshō 1037:Unryū 1030:Taihō 1009:Hiryū 1002:Sōryū 988:Akagi 698:Notes 567:Fate 552:Name 438:knots 418:draft 347:class 313:甲型海防艦 198:Range 191:knots 189:19.7 186:Speed 101:Built 95:class 2950:"Kō" 2573:Suma 2524:Seta 2517:Toba 2478:Saga 2268:(L4) 2260:(L3) 2252:(L2) 2244:(L1) 2216:(K6) 2200:(K4) 2192:(K3) 2184:(K2) 2176:(K1) 2067:(D2) 2028:I-52 2020:I-16 1999:I-54 1991:I-40 1983:I-15 1962:I-13 1954:I-12 1948:(A1) 1927:(J3) 1919:(J2) 1903:(J1) 1833:I-51 1646:Momi 1639:Momo 1392:Yodo 1323:Kuma 1255:Tone 1227:Aoba 1174:Fusō 1023:Hiyō 995:Kaga 810:ISBN 791:ISBN 772:ISBN 723:ISBN 525:and 447:The 414:beam 332:The 264:The 253:1 × 234:guns 227:3 × 170:Beam 146:Type 133:Lost 2051:(D) 2022:(C) 1985:(B) 1946:I-9 1925:I-7 1917:I-6 1909:I-5 1901:I-1 1181:Ise 667:八丈 633:石垣 601:国後 572:占守 367:Kan 359:Kai 232:cal 217:150 207:nmi 3124:: 3010:, 2999:, 2989:, 2978:, 2968:, 2957:, 2947:, 2936:, 2926:, 2915:, 2905:, 746:^ 705:^ 405:. 373:. 363:Bo 324:. 316:, 278:, 203:mi 120:16 3050:e 3043:t 3036:v 3017:) 3007:丁 3004:( 3001:D 2996:) 2986:丙 2983:( 2980:C 2975:) 2965:乙 2962:( 2959:B 2954:) 2944:甲 2941:( 2938:A 2933:) 2923:改 2920:( 2912:) 2902:型 2899:( 2889:X 2883:I 2877:L 2871:C 2865:S 2846:) 2347:) 946:e 939:t 932:v 858:e 851:t 844:v 818:. 799:. 780:. 731:. 357:( 322:) 310:( 284:) 272:( 136:1 128:4 20:)

Index

Shimushu class

Imperial Japanese Navy
Soviet Navy
Etorofu class
knots
mi
nmi
120 mm (4.7 in)/45
cal
Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in)
depth charges
80 mm (3.1 in) mortar
kaibōkan
destroyer escorts
frigates
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II
kaibōkan
Chidori class
London Naval Treaty
3rd Naval Armaments Supplement Programme
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Kurile Islands
minesweeping
Pacific War
overall
beam
draft
standard

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