Laid down by the Nagasaki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. on 15 April 1944, launched on 7 Julye 1944, completed on 25 August 1944 and sunk by the American Gato-class submarine USS Puffer (SS-268) north west of Agunijima Islands on 10 January 1945. 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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