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| Tonnage | 215 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions |
97'0" by 19'5" by 7'10" 29.5m by 5.92m by 2.39m |
| Maximum speed | 9.5 knots |
| Armament | 1 3"/40 AA gun 1 light machine gun 6 depth charges |
| Range |
1700 nautical miles (3100 km) at 9.5 knots |
| Modifications |
1943-1944: Each received 2-4 25mm/60 AA guns and 9
more depth charges |
The Wa-1s were wooden-hulled
trawlers
lightly armed for minesweeping duty. They may have also been known as Type 3 minesweepers by the Japanese.
| Wa-1
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Completed 1942-1-31 | Sunk by aircraft
1942-5-4 at Tulagi |
| Wa-2 |
Completed 1942-2-28 |
Sunk by aircraft 1942-5-4 at Tulagi |
| Wa-3 |
Completed 1942-5-30 |
Sunk by aircraft 1945-7-24 at
Surabaya |
| Wa-4 |
Completed
1942-6-29 |
Sunk by aircraft 1944-7-19 at
Dili |
| Wa-5 |
Completed 1942-6-30 |
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| Wa-6 |
Completed
1942-10-30 |
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| Wa-7 |
Completed
1942-12-28 |
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| Wa-8 |
Completed 1943-1-31 |
Sunk by aircraft 1944-10-21
off Panay |
| Wa-9 |
Completed 1943-4-14 |
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| Wa-13 | Completed 1943-4-14 | |
| Wa-10 |
Completed
1943-5-14 |
Sunk by gunfire 1945-1-11 off Vigan |
| Wa-11 |
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| Wa-12 |
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| Wa-14 |
Completed 1943-5-14 |
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| Wa-15 |
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| Wa-16 |
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| Wa-17 |
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| Wa-18 |
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| Wa-19 |
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| Wa-20 |
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| Wa-21 |
Completed 1943-6-15 |
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| Wa-22 |
Completed 1943-10-20 |
References
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
USSBS (1945-10-30; accessed 2012-6-15)
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