Laid
down by the Nagasaki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. on
15 Match 1944, launched on 10 May 1944, completed on 30 June 1944,
decommissioned on 5 October 1945, handed over to British forces on 16
July 1947 and later broken up. Under the Programme 1943-1944 was the
building of 143 ships ordered and under the Programme 1944-1945 were
another 57 planned of the Type D escort or coast defence ships. Yet
there were just 67 actually completed, the others were cancelled.
Originally the ships were to be used for anti-aircraft and submarine
warfare after the Navy asked on 22 April 1943 for a basic 800 tons
escort design. The Type D design was in fact a simplified Ukuru
design. Except for the Japanese navy used by the navies of Russia,
China and Taiwan until 1987. General technical details of the Type D
escort vessel had a standard displacement of 752 tons and as
dimensions 69,5 x 8,6 x 3,05 metres or 228 x 28.3 x 10 feet. The
geared turbine machinery supplied via one shaft 2,500 hp allowing a
speed of 17,5 knots and a range of 4.500 nautical miles with a speed
of 16 knots. The crew numbered 160 men. The original armament
consisted of 2-12cm/4.7” 45 cal dual purpose guns, 2x3-2,5cm/0.98”
Type 96 anti aircraft machine guns, 12 Type 3 depth charge throwers
and 1 depth charge chute for which 120 depth charges were carried.
From 1944 on was 1-8,1cm/3.2” mortar added to the armament.
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