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| Tonnage | 691 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions |
242'9" by 26'11" by 6'9" 73.99m by 8.20m by 2.06m |
| Maximum speed | 20 knots |
| Armament | 2
4.7"/45
dual-purpose guns 2 heavy machine guns Depth charges |
| Machinery |
2-shaft vertical triple expansion (3200 ihp) 2 Kampon boilers |
| Range |
2600 nautical miles (4800 km) at 12 knots |
| Modifications |
1944: Minesweeping gear removed.
Rearmed with 5 25mm/60
AA guns and 36 depth charges. |
The W-13s were
completed in 1933-34. They were
rebuilt after the Tomozuru
capsized
in a typhoon,
forcing the Japanese
to
evaluate the stability of all their ship designs. The
redesign reduced the
speed and increased the tonnage but ensure stability.
| 3
Surprise Attack Force |
Sunk 1942-1-12 by coastal batteries off Tarakan |
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W-14 |
3 Surprise Attack Force | Sunk 1942-1-12 by coastal batteries off Tarakan |
| 1 Surprise Attack Force | Torpedoed
1945-3-5 by Tilefish
and beached at
Akuseshima (129.5E 29.5N) |
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| 1 Surprise Attack Force | Mined
1943-9-11 off Makassar |
References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2007-1-7)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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