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| Tonnage | 940 tons standard |
| Dimensions | 258'5" by 29'10" by 10'0" 78.77m by 9.09m by 3.05m |
| Maximum speed | 19.5 knots |
| Complement | 150 |
| Armament | 3 4.7"/45
dual-purpose guns 6 25mm AA guns 1 3" A/S mortar 120 depth charges |
| Machinery |
2-shaft diesel (4400 shp) |
| Range | 5000 nautical miles (9300km) at 16 knots |
| Sensors |
Type 22 radar Type 93 sonar |
| Modifications | 1944-1945: Armament was 16 to 20 25mm AA guns. |
Also called "Modified Type B coastal defense ships," the Ukurus were modified Mikuras
stripped of everything not required for escort work. Curved plates were
eliminated from the design to allow more prefabrication, bringing the
build time down to 4-5 months per unit. Habitability was minimal.
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Completed 1944-10-16 (Tsurimi)
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| Hiburi | Completed 1944-8-4 (Hitachi-Sakurajima) | Torpedoed 1944-8-22 off Manila by Harder |
| Shonan | Completed 1944-8-7 (Hitachi-Sakurajima) | Torpedoed 1945-2-25 off Hainan by Hoe |
| Daito | Completed 1944-9-11 (Hitachi-Sakurajima) | |
| Okinawa | Completed 1944-10-3 (Tsurumi) | Sunk by aircraft 1945-7-30 at Maizuru |
| Kume | Completed 1944-11-3 (Hitachi-Sakurajima) | Torpedoed 1945-1-28 off Tsingtao by Spadefish |
| Ikuna | Completed 1944-11-15 (Hitachi-Sakurajima) | |
| Shinnan | Completed 1944-11-26 (Uraga-Tokyo) | |
| Yaku | Completed 1944-12-5 (Uraga-Tokyo) | Torpedoed 1945-2-23 near 109.5E 12.7N by Hammerhead |
| Aguni | Completed 1945-1-17 (Tsurumi) | |
| Mokuto | Completed early 1945 (Hitachi-Sakurajima) | Mined 1945-4-4 in the Shimonoseki Straits |
| Inagi | Completed 1945-1-26 (Mitsui-Tamano) | Sunk by aircraft 1945-8-9 at Hachinohe |
| Uku | Completed 1945-2-8 (Sasebo) | |
| Chikubu | Completed 1945-2-26 (Uraga-Tokyo) | |
| Habushi | Completed 1945-2-20 (Mitsui-Tamano) | |
| Sakito | Completed 1945-2-28 (Hitachi-Sakurajima) | |
| Kuga | Completed 1945-3-5 (Sasebo) | |
| Oga | Completed 1945-4-5 (Mitsui-Tamano) | Torpedoed 1945-5-2 in Yellow Sea by Springer |
| Kozu | Completed 1945-5-3 (Uraga-Tokyo) | |
| Kanawa | Completed 1945-5-5 (Mitsui-Tamano) | |
| Shiga | Completed 1945-5-13 (Sasebo) | |
| Amami | Completed 1945-5-27 (Tsurumi) | |
| Hodaka | Completed 1945-6-3 (Uraga-Tokyo) | |
| Habuto | Completed 1945-6-10 (Hitachi-Sakurajima) | |
| Io | Completed 1945-6 (Maizuru) | |
| Takane | Completed 1945-7-3 (Mitsui-Tamano) | |
| Ikara | Completed 1945-7-23 (Uraga-Tokyo) | |
| Shisaka | Completed 1945-7 (Hitachi-Sakurajima) | |
| Ikino | Completed 1945-7 (Uraga-Tokyo) | |
| Otsu | Damaged and not repaired while fitting out | |
| Urumi | Completed 1945-8 (Uraga-Tokyo) | |
| Murotsu | Completed 1945-8 (Uraga-Tokyo) |
References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2007-11-1)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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