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| Tonnage | 940 tons standard |
| Dimensions | 258'6" by 29'7" by 10'0" 78.79m by 9.02m by 3.05m |
| Maximum speed | 19.5 knots |
| Complement | 150 |
| Armament | 3 4.7"/45
dual-purpose guns 4 25mm AA guns 1 3" A/S mortar 12 depth charge throwers (120 depth charges) |
| Machinery |
2-shaft diesel (4200 bhp) |
| Range | 5000 nautical miles (9000km) at 16 knots |
| Modifications | 1944-1945: Armament was 14 to 18 25mm AA guns. Type 13 and 22 radar and Type 93 sonar were added. 1945: Minesweeping gear replaced with additional depth charges |
Also called "Type B coastal defense ships," the Mikuras were
improved Shimushus with
heavier antisubmarine armament
and a simpler design. WIth a loadout of
120 depth charges, later increased to perhaps as many as 300, these
ships may be the units that were feared by American submariners as
"Chidori pingers."
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Completed 1943-10-30 (Tsurimi)
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Missing from 1945-5-2 off Formosa | |
| Miyake | Completed 1943-11-30 (Tsurumi) | |
| Awaji | Completed 1944-2-15 (Hitachi-Sakurajima) | Torpedoed 1944-6-2 off Formosa by Guitarro |
| Kurahashi | Completed 1944-3-10 (Tsurumi) | |
| Nomi | Completed 1944-3-15 (Tsurumi) | Torpedoed 1945-4-14 near 126.3E 23.4N by Tirante |
| Chiburi | Completed 1944-5-13 (Tsurumi) | Sunk by aircraft 1945-1-12 off Cap St Jacques |
| Yashiro | Completed 1944-6-3 (Hitachi-Sakurajima) | |
| Kusagaki | Completed 1944-7-1 (Tsurumi) | Torpedoed 1944-8-7 off Manila by Guitarro |
References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2009-12-23)
Gogin (2010; accessed 2012-12-31)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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